Shloka 27

आदित्यहृदयम्

Aditya Hridayam Upadeśa — Agastya’s Instruction to Rāma

Devanagari script

अस्मिन् क्षणेमहाबाहोरावणंत्वंवधिष्यसि ।एवमुक्त्वाततोऽगस्त्योजगाम स यथागतम् ।।6.107.27।।

Transliteration

asmin kṣaṇe mahābāho rāvaṇaṃ tvaṃ vadhiṣyasi |

evam uktvā tato 'gastyo jagāma sa yathāgatam ||6.107.27||

Translation

ในขณะนี้เอง โอ้ผู้มีพาหาอันยิ่งใหญ่ ท่านจักสังหารราวณะได้แน่นอน ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว ฤๅษีอคัสตยะก็จากไป กลับไปตามทางที่ท่านมา

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• mahātejāḥ: the great-splendoured one
• mahātejāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + tejas (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (mahā-tejāḥ yasya)

• naṣṭaśokaḥ: whose grief had vanished
• naṣṭaśokaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naṣṭa + śoka (कृदन्त + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (naṣṭaḥ śokaḥ yasya)

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• dhārayāmāsa: held; retained (in mind)
• dhārayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धृ, धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative stem dhāray-), लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• suprītaḥ: very pleased
• suprītaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + prīta (कृदन्त from √prī, धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (su-prītaḥ)

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

• prayatātmavān: self-controlled; disciplined
• prayatātmavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayata + ātman + vat (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (prayata ātmā yasya)

Context

Sipping water three times and looking at Aditya, the valiant Rama getting purified, with devotion chanted the supreme with delight. Then he took up his bow, fixing his eyes at Ravana, and advanced for war with an allout effort determined to destroy Ravana.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma includes empowering the righteous with truthful encouragement: the sage’s assurance strengthens Rāma to complete his duty against adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

After teaching Āditya-hṛdaya, Agastya blesses and assures Rāma of immediate success, then withdraws from the battlefield scene.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfast confidence grounded in guidance: Rāma’s resolve is consolidated by the sage’s words.