Shloka 37

अगस्त्याश्रमप्रवेशः तथा दिव्यायुधप्रदानम्

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा महातेजाः समस्तं तद्वरायुधम्।दत्वा रामाय भगवानगस्त्यः पुनरब्रवीत्।।।।

Transliteration

evam uktvā mahā-tejāḥ samastaṃ tad varāyudham | datvā rāmāya bhagavān agastyaḥ punar abravīt ||

Translation

ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว พระอคัสตยะผู้มีเดชรุ่งโรจน์ ได้ประทานอาวุธวิเศษทั้งสิ้นนั้นแก่พระราม แล้วจึงตรัสอีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (having said)

• महातेजाः: the great-lustrous one
• महातेजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (महत्तेजः यस्य सः)

• समस्तम्: entire
• समस्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (तद्वरायुधम्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Demonstrative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• वरायुधम्: excellent weaponry
• वरायुधम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वरम् आयुधम्)

• दत्वा: having given
• दत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (having given)

• रामाय: to Rama
• रामाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the venerable lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अगस्त्यः: Agastya
• अगस्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

By the command of our father, we have entered this dense forest and desire to see the divine sire. Please report.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Rāma
• divine weapons (varāyudha)

FAQs

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

Dharma is supported through rightful transmission: sages empower righteous rulers/warriors so that protection of society is sustained.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator summarizes Agastya’s act of gifting the complete set of weapons to Rāma, concluding the exchange.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Agastya’s benevolent guidance and Rāma’s worthiness to receive sacred instruments of protection.