Shloka 20

The Meeting with Agastya

Rāma Praised by the Gods; Phalaśruti; Ideal Reign; Prelude to Agastya’s Arrival

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा सोऽभवत्तूष्णीं नरदेवशिरोमणिः । सुराः सर्वे प्रहृष्टास्ते ययुर्लोकं स्वकं स्वकम्

Transliteration

ityuktvā so'bhavattūṣṇīṃ naradevaśiromaṇiḥ | surāḥ sarve prahṛṣṭāste yayurlokaṃ svakaṃ svakam

Translation

ఇట్లు పలికిన తరువాత రాజశిరోమణియైన ఆయన మౌనమయ్యెను. సర్వ దేవతలు హర్షితులై తమ తమ లోకములకు వెళ్లిరి।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle, indeclinable

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable verbal (अव्ययभाव)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada

• तूष्णीम्: silently
• तूष्णीम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूष्णीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• नरदेव-शिरोमणिः: crest-jewel of kings
• नरदेव-शिरोमणिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरदेव + शिरोमणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नरदेवानां शिरोमणिः)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; agrees with सुराः

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + हृष्ट (कृदन्त; √हृष् (धातु))
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; agrees with सुराः

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; resumptive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural; parasmaipada

• लोकम्: to the world
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• स्वकम्: their own
• स्वकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with लोकम्

• स्वकम्: each his own
• स्वकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; repetition with distributive sense (स्वकं स्वकम्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual description; the king is described, not directly quoted)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: इति+उक्त्वा → इत्युक्त्वा; सः+अभवत् → सोऽभवत्; अभवत्+तूष्णीम् → अभवत्तूष्णीम्; प्रहृष्टाः+ते → प्रहृष्टास्ते; ययुः+लोकम् → ययुर्लोकम्

Characters & Entities

• Suras (the gods)
• Naradeva (the king)

FAQs

What is the narrative function of this verse?

It serves as a closure marker: the king stops speaking, and the gods—satisfied—return to their respective realms, indicating completion of a discourse or event.

What does “naradevaśiromaṇiḥ” mean here?

Literally “crest-jewel among human kings,” it is an honorific praising the king’s eminence and exemplary status.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is implied?

The verse implies that well-spoken counsel or righteous conduct brings harmony: the divine assembly becomes pleased and order is restored as each returns to their proper station.