Shloka 9

अष्टत्रिंशः सर्गः — मारीचोपदेशः

Maricha’s Warning and the Memory of Rama’s Power

Devanagari script

देवतानामपि भवान् समरेष्वभिपालकः।।3.38.9।।आसीत्तव कृतं कर्म त्रिलोके विदितं नृप।

Transliteration

devatānām api bhavān samareṣv abhipālakaḥ | āsīt tava kṛtaṁ karma triloke viditaṁ nṛpa || 3.38.9 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่กษัตริย์ พระองค์ทรงทำหน้าที่เป็นผู้คุ้มครองแม้กระทั่งเหล่าทวยเทพในสงคราม วีรกรรมของพระองค์เลื่องลือไปทั่วทั้งสามโลก

Word by Word

• kāmam: as you wish/indeed
• kāmam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kāmam (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (concessive/emphatic): 'यथेष्टम्/कāmam'

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mahat: great
• mahat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; सैन्यम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• sainyam: army
• sainyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tiṣṭhatu: let it stay
• tiṣṭhatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• parantapa: O scorcher of foes
• parantapa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraṃ-tapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'परान् तपति' (scorcher of foes); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• bālaḥ: a boy
• bālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; एषः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (even)

• eṣaḥ: this one (Rāma)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mahātejāḥ: of great splendor
• mahātejāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: 'महत्तेजाः'; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• samarthaḥ: capable
• samarthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samartha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasya: of him/that (demon)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• nigrahe: in subduing
• nigrahe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; विषय/अधिकरण (in suppressing)

• gamiṣye: I will go
• gamiṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (future); उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (gamiṣye)

• rāmam: Rāma
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); पूर्वकाल (having taken)

• svasti: well-being/auspiciousness
• svasti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय)
• Form: मङ्गलवाचक-अव्यय (benedictive particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी, एकवचन (dative enclitic)

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• parantapa: O scorcher of foes
• parantapa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraṃ-tapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

'O king, you have protected even gods in wars and have been a guardian. Your deeds are very well-known in the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• devatāḥ (gods)
• triloka (three worlds)

FAQs

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

Authority is justified by protection: a king’s dharma is guardianship, and renown should reinforce responsibility, not ego.

What is the narrative situation?

The sage acknowledges the king’s proven valor and protective service, even on behalf of the gods, as background to his counsel.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective leadership (rakṣaṇa) and earned reputation grounded in service.