Shloka 7

सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रस्थानम्

Departure from Sutikshna’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

अभ्यनुज्ञातुमिच्छामस्सहैभिर्मुनिपुङ्गवैः।धर्मनित्यैस्तपोदान्तैर्विशिखैरिव पावकैः।।।।

Transliteration

abhyanujñātum icchāmas saha ebhir muni-puṅgavaiḥ | dharma-nityais tapo-dāntair viśikhair iva pāvakaiḥ ||

Translation

พวกเราปรารถนาจะขออนุญาตจากท่าน เพื่อออกเดินทางไปพร้อมกับเหล่ามุนีผู้ประเสริฐเหล่านี้—ผู้มั่นคงในธรรม สงบระงับด้วยตบะ—ดุจไฟที่ไร้เปลวให้เห็น

Word by Word

• aviṣahya-ātapaḥ: unbearable heat
• aviṣahya-ātapaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (of condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aviṣahya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; a- + √sah सह् + य) + ātapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘aviṣahyaḥ ātapaḥ’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yāvat: until, before
• yāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction of limit): ‘until/before’

• sūryaḥ: the sun
• sūryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation)

• ati-virājate: shines excessively, blazes
• ati-virājate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati + √rāj (राज् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• amārgeṇa: by an unlawful way
• amārgeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrumental of means ‘by unlawful way’

• āgatām: obtained, come (to one)
• āgatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + √gam (गम् धातु) -> āgata (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त; past participle): स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with ‘lakṣmīm’

• lakṣmīm: prosperity, fortune
• lakṣmīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra + √āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive): ‘having obtained’

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparison/nuance): ‘as if/like’

• anvaya-varjitaḥ: devoid of lineage (i.e., base-born)
• anvaya-varjitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (in simile)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anvaya (प्रातिपदिक) + varjita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vṛj/varj वर्ज् + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘anvayena varjitaḥ’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; general simile subject

• tāvat: until then, before that
• tāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative): ‘so long/that long; until then’

• icchāmahe: we wish
• icchāmahe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (इष् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• gantum: to go
• gantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive): ‘to go’

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle): ‘thus’

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive): ‘having said’

• caraṇau: (two) feet
• caraṇau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• muneḥ: of the sage
• muneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• vavande: bowed, paid homage
• vavande: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vand (वन्द् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

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

• saumitriḥ: Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)
• saumitriḥ: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; in apposition/along with subject

• sītayā: with Sītā
• sītayā: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakārī (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय: ‘with’

• rāghavaḥ: Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

FAQs

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

Dharma includes deference to rightful authority and elders: even a capable prince seeks anujñā (permission/blessing) before acting in a sacred community.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma asks Sutikṣṇa for consent to travel with a group of eminent sages to visit other hermitages.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vinaya (humble discipline): Rāma frames his plan through respect and seeks approval, not mere assent.