Shloka 10

तापसाश्रममण्डलदर्शनम्

Entering Dandaka and Meeting the Sages

Devanagari script

दिव्यज्ञानोपपन्नास्ते रामं दृष्ट्वा महर्षयः।।।।अभ्यगच्छन्स्तदा प्रीता वैदेहीं च यशस्विनीम्।

Transliteration

divyajñānopapannās te rāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā maharṣayaḥ || abhyagacchans tadā prītā vaidehīṃ ca yaśasvinīm |

Translation

เหล่ามหาริษีผู้ประกอบด้วยญาณทิพย์ ครั้นเห็นพระรามพร้อมด้วยพระไวเทหี (สีดา) ผู้มีเกียรติยศ ก็ปลาบปลื้มยินดี แล้วเข้าไปเฝ้าเพื่อถวายการต้อนรับ

Word by Word

• divya-jñāna-upapannāḥ: endowed with divine knowledge
• divya-jñāna-upapannāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + upapanna (कृदन्त; upa-√pad/√pad धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय; तत्पुरुष: ‘दिव्येन ज्ञानेन उपपन्नाः’ = endowed with divine knowledge

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/कर्ता), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc/कर्म), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): ‘having seen’

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom/कर्ता), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महान्तः ऋषयः’

• abhyagacchan: approached
• abhyagacchan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• prītāḥ: pleased
• prītāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (कृदन्त; √prī धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय; ‘ते/महर्षयः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• vaidehīm: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• vaidehīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc/कर्म), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• yaśasvinīm: famed, illustrious
• yaśasvinīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; ‘वैदेहीम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Context

On seeing Rama with illustrious Sita, the great sages, richly endowed with divine knowledge, went forward to greet him.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Maharṣis (forest sages)

FAQs

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

Respect for righteousness and spiritual merit: the sages, recognizing Rāma’s worth and Sītā’s fame, respond with gladness and reverent welcome—an early movement toward proper hospitality (atithi-dharma).

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma and Sītā arrive among forest-dwelling sages in Daṇḍaka; the sages see them and move forward to receive them.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The sages’ discernment and reverence (recognizing dharmic excellence), and their graciousness in welcoming worthy guests.