Shloka 2

अगस्त्याश्रमप्रवेशः तथा दिव्यायुधप्रदानम्

Entry into Agastya’s Hermitage and the Gift of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

राजा दशरथो नाम ज्येष्ठस्तस्य सुतो बली।रामः प्राप्तो मुनिं द्रष्टुं भार्यया सह सीतया।।।।

Transliteration

rājā daśaratho nāma jyeṣṭhas tasya suto balī |

rāmaḥ prāpto muniṃ draṣṭuṃ bhāryayā saha sītayā ||

Translation

พระรามผู้กล้าหาญ พระโอรสองค์ใหญ่ของพระเจ้าทศรถ ได้เสด็จมาถึงเพื่อเฝ้าพระมุนี พร้อมด้วยพระชายาสีดา

Word by Word

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Ekavacana

• daśarathaḥ: Daśaratha
• daśarathaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśaratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Ekavacana

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Nāma-avyaya (नाम-अव्यय), indeclinable used to mark appellation

• jyeṣṭhaḥ: eldest
• jyeṣṭhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jyeṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Ekavacana; agrees with sutaḥ

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī (6, genitive), Ekavacana

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Ekavacana

• balī: strong
• balī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Ekavacana; agrees with rāmaḥ (or sutaḥ)

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Ekavacana

• prāptaḥ: has come
• prāptaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त, PPP) used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘has come/arrived’

• munim: the sage
• munim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Tumun-infinitive (तुमुन्), avyaya; purpose

• bhāryayā: with (his) wife
• bhāryayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3), Ekavacana

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Sahārtha-avyaya (सहार्थ-अव्यय), postposition governing instrumental

• sītayā: with Sītā
• sītayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3), Ekavacana

Context

Go quickly and with due hospitality conduct Rama, his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana into my presence. Why was he not ushered in so long?

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Sītā
• muni (Agastya, implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as reverence toward sages and sacred learning: a righteous king’s son approaches a muni with humility and purpose, honoring spiritual authority.

What is the narrative situation?

A disciple informs Agastya that Rāma—Daśaratha’s eldest son—has come with Sītā to meet the sage at the hermitage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s humility and dhārmic respect for ascetics (seeking darśana of a sage), along with disciplined purpose in exile.