Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 9, Shloka 14

ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga

and the Remedy for Drought

Devanagari script

ततो राजा विनिश्चित्य सह मन्त्रिभिरात्मवान्।पुरोहितममात्यांश्च तत: प्रेष्यति सत्कृतान्।।।।

Transliteration

tato rājā viniścitya saha mantribhir ātmavān | purohitam amātyāṃś ca tataḥ preṣyati satkṛtān ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, ang marunong na hari, matapos pagpasiyahan ang bagay kasama ang kanyang mga ministro, ay nagsugo—matapos silang parangalan—sa punong pari at sa mga tagapayo upang gampanan ang misyong iyon.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (temporal context/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'thereafter/then'

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता) (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन)

• viniścitya: having decided
• viniścitya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण) (modifies main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-√ci (धातु) → viniścitya (क्त्वान्त/gerund)
• Form: Kṛdanta (कृदन्त), Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having decided'

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक) (association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), preposition-like particle (सह-योगे), governs Instrumental (तृतीया)

• mantribhiḥ: with ministers
• mantribhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक) / Karaṇa (करण) (companionship/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ātmavān: self-possessed / intelligent
• ātmavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) (qualifier of karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātmavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'rājā'

• purohitam: the priest
• purohitam: Karma (कर्म) (object of 'preṣyati')
• Type: Noun
• Root: purohita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

• amātyān: counsellors/ministers
• amātyān: Karma (कर्म) (object of 'preṣyati')
• Type: Noun
• Root: amātya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: — (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (temporal context/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'then/thereupon'

• preṣyati: sends
• preṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया) (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √preṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular (एकवचन)

• satkṛtān: honoured / duly respected
• satkṛtān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) (qualifier of karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat-√kṛ (धातु) → satkṛta (क्त/PPP)
• Form: Kṛdanta (कृदन्त), Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies 'amātyān' (and/or 'purohitam' by sense)

Context

Thereafter the confident king, having decided, in consultation with his ministers to bring him (Rsyasringa), sent the priest with the counsellors on this mission.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• purohita (royal priest)

FAQs

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

Rajadharma emphasizes deliberation and respectful delegation: decisions are made with ministers, and emissaries are sent with proper honor, not coercion.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha, after consultation, initiates the plan to bring Ṛśyaśṛṅga by dispatching trusted religious and administrative representatives.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Statecraft grounded in dharma: consultation, clarity of decision, and dignified execution.