Shloka 50

Rāma’s Meeting with Agastya: Gift-Ethics (Dāna) and the Tale of King Śveta

Devanagari script

प्रतिगृह्य ततोगस्त्याद्राघवः परवीरहा । निरीक्ष्य सुचिरं कालं विचार्य च पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

pratigṛhya tatogastyādrāghavaḥ paravīrahā | nirīkṣya suciraṃ kālaṃ vicārya ca punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

ครั้นรับจากพระอคัสตยะแล้ว พระราฆวะผู้ปราบวีรชนศัตรู ทอดพระเนตรอยู่นาน และทรงใคร่ครวญซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า

Word by Word

• प्रतिगृह्य: having accepted
• प्रतिगृह्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + ग्रह् (धातु) → प्रतिगृह्य (कृदन्त-अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) — 'having accepted'

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (sequence)

• अगस्त्यात्: from Agastya
• अगस्त्यात्: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन

• राघवः: Rāghava (Rama)
• राघवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/Nominative), एकवचन

• परवीरहा: slayer of enemy heroes
• परवीरहा: विशेषण (Epithet/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + वीर + हन् (धातु) → परवीरहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (परान् वीरान् हन्ति इति) — 'slayer of enemy-heroes'

• निरीक्ष्य: having examined
• निरीक्ष्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + ईक्ष् (धातु) → निरीक्ष्य (कृदन्त-अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund) — 'having looked/examined'

• सुचिरम्: very long
• सुचिरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कालय विशेषयति)

• कालम्: time (for a long while)
• कालम्: अत्यन्तसंयोग (Duration/अत्यन्तसंयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाणे द्वितीया (accusative of duration)

• विचार्य: having considered
• विचार्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु) → विचार्य (कृदन्त-अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund) — 'having reflected/considered'

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Rāma’s action; exact dialogue-speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ततोगस्त्यात् = ततः + अगस्त्यात्; अगस्त्याद्राघवः = अगस्त्यात् + राघवः

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Rāghava (Rāma)

FAQs

What is the central action described in this verse?

Rāma receives something from the sage Agastya, then carefully examines it and reflects repeatedly over a long time.

What does “punaḥ punaḥ” imply about Rāghava’s mindset?

It emphasizes repeated contemplation—careful, deliberate reflection rather than a hasty decision.

What ethical lesson can be drawn from this verse?

Even a heroic figure should pause, examine, and think deeply before acting—valuing discernment and patience.