Shloka 18

Mahārāja Sagara, Kapila Muni, and the Deliverance of the Sixty Thousand Sons

Devanagari script

अयोध्यावासिन: सर्वे बालकान् पुनरागतान् । द‍ृष्ट्वा विसिस्मिरे राजन् राजा चाप्यन्वतप्यत ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

ayodhyā-vāsinaḥ sarve bālakān punar āgatān dṛṣṭvā visismire rājan rājā cāpy anvatapyata

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา ชาวอโยธยาทั้งหมดเห็นบุตรหลานของตนกลับมามีชีวิตอีกครั้งก็พากันตะลึงงัน ส่วนพระเจ้าสครก็โศกเศร้าอย่างยิ่งเพราะการพรากจากพระโอรสของพระองค์

Synonyms

• अयोध्यावासिनः: the residents of Ayodhyā
• अयोध्यावासिनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थः: अयोध्यायां वासिनः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• बालकान्: the boys
• बालकान्: Karma (कर्म/Object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kala (काल/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb: again)

• आगतान्: returned
• आगतान्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; बालकान् इति विशेषण

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having seen’

• विसिस्मिरे: were astonished
• विसिस्मिरे: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• राजन्: O King
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (also/even)

• अन्वतप्यत: lamented
• अन्वतप्यत: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु) + अनु- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā-vāsīs (residents of Ayodhyā)
• the King (rājā)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about repentance and remorse in leadership?

This verse shows that even a king may feel deep remorse when confronted with the consequences of events—highlighting that righteous leadership includes accountability and inner correction.

Why were the residents of Ayodhya astonished when the boys returned?

Because their unexpected return appeared extraordinary, the people of Ayodhyā were filled with wonder at what they saw, indicating a dramatic turn in the narrative.

Practical application of remorse (anvatāpa) in modern life according to this shloka?

When outcomes reveal our mistakes, we should honestly acknowledge them, feel appropriate remorse, and realign our actions with dharma rather than defending wrongdoing.