Shloka 1

किष्किन्धाकाण्डे षट्त्रिंशः सर्गः — सुग्रीवस्य भय-त्यागः, कृतज्ञता, तथा लक्ष्मणेन सान्त्वन-प्रेरणा

Sugriva’s Reassurance and Lakshmana’s Counsel

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तस्तारया वाक्यं प्रश्रितं धर्मसंहितम्।मृदुस्वभावस्सौमित्रिः प्रतिजग्राह तद्वचः।।।।

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ tārayā vākyaṃ praśritaṃ dharma-saṃhitam | mṛdu-svabhāvaḥ saumitriḥ pratijagrāha tad-vacaḥ ||

Translation

ధర్మసమ్మతమైన, వినయపూర్వకమైన తార వాక్యాలతో సంబోధింపబడిన మృదుస్వభావుడైన సౌమిత్రి లక్ష్మణుడు ఆమె మాటను సంతోషంగా స్వీకరించాడు।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति)

• uktaḥ: having been addressed
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject in passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with saumitriḥ; 'having been spoken to'

• tārayā: by Tārā
• tārayā: Karaṇa (करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• vākyam: speech/words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• praśritam: courteous
• praśritam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praśrita (प्रातिपदिक; from pra-√śri)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies vākyam

• dharma-saṃhitam: consistent with righteousness
• dharma-saṃhitam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'in accordance with dharma' qualifying vākyam

• mṛdu-svabhāvaḥ: gentle-natured
• mṛdu-svabhāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛdu (प्रातिपदिक) + svabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'of gentle nature' qualifying saumitriḥ

• saumitriḥ: Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)
• saumitriḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• pratijagrāha: accepted/received
• pratijagrāha: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; qualifies vacaḥ

• vacaḥ: utterance/word
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

Context

Thus the gentle-natured Saumitri accepted Tara's courteous words sanctioned by dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)

FAQs

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

Dharma values heeding wise counsel: righteousness is protected when anger yields to reasoned, courteous advice.

What is the narrative situation?

After Tārā’s explanation and appeal, Lakṣmaṇa calms down and accepts her dharmic, conciliatory speech.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s teachability and self-restraint—strength expressed through receptivity to dharmic counsel.