Shloka 6

सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रस्थानम्

Departure from Sutikshna’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

त्वरामहे वयं द्रष्टुं कृत्स्नमाश्रममण्डलम्।ऋषीणां पुण्यशीलानां दण्डकारण्यवासिनाम्।।।।

Transliteration

tvarāmahe vayaṃ draṣṭuṃ kṛtsnam āśrama-maṇḍalam | ṛṣīṇāṃ puṇya-śīlānāṃ daṇḍakāraṇya-vāsinām ||

Translation

พวกเราปรารถนาจะได้เห็นบริเวณอาศรมทั้งมวลของเหล่าฤๅษีผู้มีจริยาวัตรอันบริสุทธิ์ ผู้พำนักอยู่ในป่าทัณฑการัณยะ; ฉะนั้นเราจึงควรเร่งรุดไป

Word by Word

• abhyanujñātum: to be granted leave
• abhyanujñātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + anu + √jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive): ‘to obtain permission/to be permitted’

• icchāmaḥ: we desire
• icchāmaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (इष् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• saha: with
• saha: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय: ‘with’; governs instrumental

• ebhiḥ: by/with these
• ebhiḥ: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• muni-puṅgavaiḥ: with the foremost sages
• muni-puṅgavaiḥ: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘munīnāṃ puṅgavāḥ’ = foremost sages); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• dharma-nityaiḥ: ever steadfast in dharma
• dharma-nityaiḥ: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-भाव: ‘dharme nityāḥ’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; adjective qualifying ‘munipuṅgavaiḥ’

• tapo-dāntaiḥ: self-controlled through austerity
• tapo-dāntaiḥ: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + dānta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dam दम্ + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘tapasā dāntāḥ’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; adjective qualifying ‘munipuṅgavaiḥ’

• viśikhaiḥ: flameless
• viśikhaiḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśikha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘flameless’

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle of comparison): ‘like/as’

• pāvakaiḥ: fires
• pāvakaiḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Context

And as per routine, sinless Sita, Rama and Lakshmana offered prayers to the fire and other gods of the forest which was the refuge of the ascetics. Seeing the rising Sun, they worshipped him, and approaching Sutikshna, said these soothing words:

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sutikshna
• Sages (rishis)
• Dandakaranya

FAQs

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

Dharma appears as active concern for the righteous: seeking out and honoring communities of sages, which sustains the moral-spiritual order of the forest realm.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma explains to Sutikṣṇa that they must proceed quickly because they intend to visit many hermitages across Daṇḍakāraṇya.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Purposefulness and reverence—Rāma prioritizes meeting and supporting holy sages rather than personal comfort.