Shloka 18

शरभङ्गाश्रमगमनम् तथा इन्द्रदर्शनम्

Approach to Sarabhanga’s Hermitage and the Vision of Indra

Devanagari script

एतद्दि किल देवानां वयो भवति नित्यदा।यथेमे पुरुषव्याघ्रा दृश्यन्ते प्रियदर्शनाः।।3.5.18।।

Transliteration

etad dhi kila devānāṃ vayo bhavati nityadā |

yatheme puruṣavyāghrā dṛśyante priyadarśanāḥ || 3.5.18 ||

Translation

แท้จริงกล่าวกันว่าวัยของเหล่าเทวะเป็นเช่นนี้เสมอ มิแปรผัน; เพราะบุรุษดุจพยัคฆ์เหล่านี้ปรากฏเป็นหนุ่มนิรันดร์และงดงามน่าชม

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; subject ‘this (is)’

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• किल: it is said, verily
• किल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (hearsay/emphasis particle)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• वयः: age, youthfulness
• वयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवति: is, becomes
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यदा: always
• नित्यदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: as/just as)

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पुरुषव्याघ्राः: best of men
• पुरुषव्याघ्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen
• दृश्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘are seen’

• प्रियदर्शनाः: pleasant-looking
• प्रियदर्शनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (प्रियं दर्शनं येषाम्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifying पुरुषव्याघ्राः

Context

These tigers among men have cheerful countenacess from which it can be deduced that the age of the gods always remains constant.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Devas (gods)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes reverence for cosmic order: Rama recognizes a sign of the divine (unchanging youth) and interprets it without arrogance, aligning human action with a larger moral universe.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama infers from the attendants’ radiant, constant youth that they belong to the divine sphere (a deva-associated retinue).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and insight—Rama reads extraordinary signs carefully and respectfully.