Shloka 1

यज्ञवाटप्रवेशः जनक-विश्वामित्रसंवादश्च

Arrival at the Sacrificial Ground and Janaka’s Reception

Devanagari script

तत: प्रागुत्तरां गत्वा रामस्सौमित्रिणा सह।विश्वामित्रं पुरस्कृत्य यज्ञवाटमुपागमत्।।1.50.1।।

Transliteration

tataḥ prāg-uttarāṃ gatvā rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha | viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya yajñavāṭam upāgamat ||

Translation

అనంతరం రాముడు సౌమిత్రి (లక్ష్మణుడు)తో కలిసి ఈశాన్య దిశగా వెళ్లి, విశ్వామిత్రుని ముందుంచి యజ్ఞవాటికను చేరెను।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya adverb of sequence

• prāk-uttarām: to the north-east direction
• prāk-uttarām: Karma (कर्म) / Gati-karman (गतिकर्म) with ‘gatvā’
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāk (अव्यय) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) directional compound ‘prāg-uttaram’ = ‘to the north-east’; Strīliṅga (direction understood as ‘diśam’), Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा) ‘having gone’

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• saumitriṇā: with Saumitri (Lakshmana)
• saumitriṇā: Saha (सह) / Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha marker (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, sahārtha ‘with’

• viśvāmitram: Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitram: Karma (कर्म) of ‘puraskṛtya’
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• puraskṛtya: having put in front (leading)
• puraskṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: puras-kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्) ‘having placed in front/leading’

• yajña-vāṭam: sacrificial enclosure
• yajña-vāṭam: Karma (कर्म) / Gati-karman (गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + vāṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘yajñasya vāṭaḥ’; Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• upāgamat: reached
• upāgamat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्) past/imperfect, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

Context

Rama accompanied by Lakshmana with Viswamitra ahead proceeded in north-easterly direction and reached the sacrificial ground.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitrī)
• Viśvāmitra
• Yajñavāṭa (sacrificial ground)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Service to a righteous teacher and protection of sacred rites: Rāma honors the sage by placing him foremost and proceeds to safeguard the yajña.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa travel with Viśvāmitra and arrive at the site of the sage’s sacrifice.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Obedience and reverence toward the guru/ṛṣi (vinaya), expressed through following, honoring, and assisting.