Shloka 24

जटायुस्संवादः — Encounter with Jaṭāyu and the Genealogy of Beings

Aranyakanda 14

Devanagari script

हर्याश्च हरयोऽपत्यं वानराश्च तरस्स्विनः।ततस्त्विरावतीं नाम जज्ञे भद्रमदा सुताम्।।3.14.24।।

Transliteration

haryāś ca harayo 'patyaṃ vānarāś ca tarasvinaḥ |

tatas tv irāvatīṃ nāma jajñe bhadramadā sutām ||3.14.24||

Translation

Mula kay Harī ay isinilang ang mga leon at ang matutuling vanara; at pagkaraan, si Bhadrāmadā ay nagsilang ng isang anak na babae na nagngangalang Irāvatī.

Word by Word

• हर्याः: the Haris (lions/monkeys named Hari)
• हर्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; 'हरि' नामकाः (proper/common noun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• हरयः: the Haris
• हरयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अपत्यम्: offspring
• अपत्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'offspring' collective

• वानराः: monkeys
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तरस्विनः: swift/impetuous
• तरस्विनः: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/from there)

• तु: indeed/and then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• इरावतीम्: Iravati (named)
• इरावतीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/apposition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक-अव्यय (indeclinable: 'by name')

• जज्ञे: gave birth (was born)
• जज्ञे: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; अर्थे: 'gave birth/was born' (context: bore)

• भद्रमदा: Bhadramada
• भद्रमदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रमदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृपद (proper noun)

• सुताम्: a daughter
• सुताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Context

To Hari were born lions, and swift-moving monkeys and to Bhadramada, a daughter by name Iravati.

Characters & Entities

• Harī
• harayaḥ (lions)
• vānarāḥ (monkeys)
• Irāvatī
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Interconnectedness under dharma: even powerful beings (lions, vānaras) are placed within a meaningful lineage, discouraging arbitrary dominance.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker links Harī to lions and monkeys and introduces Irāvatī as Bhadrāmadā’s daughter.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Orderliness in knowledge transmission: the narration proceeds step-by-step through descent.