Shloka 6

सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रवेशः

Entry into Sutikshna’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

रामोऽहमस्मि भगवन्भवन्तं द्रष्टुमागतः।त्वं माभिवद धर्मज्ञ महर्षे सत्यविक्रम।।3.7.6।।

Transliteration

rāmo ’ham asmi bhagavan bhavantaṃ draṣṭum āgataḥ |

tvaṃ mām abhivada dharmajña maharṣe satyavikrama || 3.7.6 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ข้าพเจ้าคือพระราม ได้มาถวายบังคมเพื่อเฝ้าพบพระองค์ ขอท่านมหาฤๅษี ผู้รู้ธรรม ผู้มีเดชานุภาพตั้งมั่นในสัจจะ โปรดรับคำคำนับของข้าพเจ้าเถิด

Word by Word

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative, Singular

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• भगवन्: O revered one
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular

• भवन्तम्: you
• भवन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (honorific), Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (infinitive/तुमुन्), 'to see'

• आगतः: have come
• आगतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past active participle/क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with अहम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative, Singular

• अभिवद: greet/speak to
• अभिवद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular

• धर्मज्ञ: O knower of dharma
• धर्मज्ञ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: धर्म-ज्ञ (उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'knower of dharma'); Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महर्षे: O great sage
• महर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सत्यविक्रम: O one whose valor is truthful
• सत्यविक्रम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सत्य-विक्रम (बहुव्रीहि: 'whose prowess is truth'); Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Context

Rama stopped with this. And then the evening drew to a close. Offering his evening oblation, he arranged for his stay along with Sita and Lakshmana in the delightful hermitage of Sutikshna.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sutikṣṇa
• dharma
• satya (truth)

FAQs

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

True dharma is aligned with satya: Rāma honors the sage as one whose power is truth, showing that moral authority rests on truthfulness and righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma formally introduces himself to Sage Sutikṣṇa and requests a proper greeting, initiating their respectful meeting.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courtesy and truth-centered respect—Rāma’s humility before a dharma-knowing sage.