Shloka 27

शुनश्शेफरक्षा–विश्वामित्रशापः

Sunassepha’s Rescue and Visvamitra’s Curse

Devanagari script

स च राजा नरश्रेष्ठ यज्ञस्य च समाप्तवान्।फलं बहुगुणं राम सहस्राक्षप्रसादजम्।।।।

Transliteration

sa ca rājā naraśreṣṭha yajñasya ca samāptavān | phalaṃ bahuguṇaṃ rāma sahasrākṣaprasādajam ||

Translation

At ang haring iyon, O pinakadakila sa mga tao—O Rāma—ay natapos ang paghahandog, at tinanggap ang gantimpalang maraming ulit, na isinilang mula sa biyaya ni Indra.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he/that (king)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• naraśreṣṭha: O best of men
• naraśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara-śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: nara + śreṣṭha; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• yajñasya: of the sacrifice
• yajñasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• samāptavān: obtained/attained
• samāptavān: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-āp (आप्) (धातु)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त (perfect participle active), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; finite sense 'obtained/attained'

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bahuguṇam: manifold/manyfold
• bahuguṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu-guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: bahu + guṇa; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of phalam

• rāma: O Rama
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• sahasrākṣa-prasāda-jam: born of Indra's grace
• sahasrākṣa-prasāda-jam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahasrākṣa-prasāda-ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (chain): sahasrākṣa + prasāda + ja; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of phalam

Context

O Foremost of men! O Rama! the king also obtained from the sacrifics innumerable rewards by the grace of Indra several times greater than expected.

Characters & Entities

• Ambarīṣa (king)
• Rāma
• Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
• yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

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

Dharma as faithful completion of vowed duty, with the reminder that outcomes are ultimately conditioned by grace and righteousness, not mere human force.

What is the narrative situation?

After Indra’s intervention, the king’s sacrifice reaches completion and yields amplified rewards.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Perseverance in pledged action (vrata/saṅkalpa) while acknowledging higher moral order through prasāda.