Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.21: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 21

लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा

Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama

Devanagari script

कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं हृष्टा मुनिंतमनुमान्य च।।।।पद्मपत्रसमानाक्षं पद्मगर्भसमप्रभम्।तत: सा गृहमागम्य देवी पुत्रं व्यजायत।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.110.21

Transliteration

kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṁ hṛṣṭā muniṁ tam anumānya ca |

padma-patra-samānākṣaṁ padma-garbha-sama-prabham |

tataḥ sā gṛham āgamya devī putraṁ vyajāyata ||

Translation

خوش ہو کر دیوی نے مُنی کی پردکشِنا کی اور اُن سے اجازت لے کر گھر لوٹ آئی۔ پھر اُس نے ایک پُتر کو جنم دیا جس کی آنکھیں کنول کے پتّے جیسی تھیں اور جو پدم گربھ (برہما) کی مانند درخشاں تھا۔

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Word by Word

• bhārgavaḥ: Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• bhārgavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वंशज-नाम

• cyavanaḥ: Cyavana
• cyavanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cyavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Visheshana-bodhaka (विशेषणसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशे ‘by name’

• himavantam: Himavat (mountain)
• himavantam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पर्वतनाम

• upāśritaḥ: having taken shelter
• upāśritaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√śri (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having taken refuge/resorted to’

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ṛṣim: sage
• ṛṣim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• samupāgamya: having approached
• samupāgamya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (Gerund); ‘having approached’

• kālindī: Kālindī
• kālindī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālindī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

• tu: then/and
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• abhyavādayat: paid obeisance / greeted
• abhyavādayat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√vad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tām: to her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• abhyavadat: said/spoke
• abhyavadat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√vad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vipraḥ: brahmin
• vipraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• varepsum: desiring a boon
• varepsum: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varepsu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; इच्छार्थक-विशेषणम् (ताम् प्रति) ‘desiring a boon’

• putra-janmani: in/for the birth of a son
• putra-janmani: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra + janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘पुत्रस्य जन्म’

Context

The queen was happy. She circumambulated the sage, took leave of him and came back home. Thereafter, she gave birth to a son who had eyes like lotus petals and wholooked resplendent like Brahma.

Characters & Entities

• Kālindī
• Cyavana
• Brahmā (padma-garbha)

FAQs

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

Right conduct toward spiritual teachers—honoring, circumambulating, and departing respectfully—is portrayed as dharmic behavior that harmonizes human aims with sacred order.

What is the narrative situation?

After receiving the boon, Kālindī performs respectful leave-taking rites and later the boon bears fruit with the birth of a radiant son.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śraddhā and vinaya (faith and humility) expressed through ritualized respect (pradakṣiṇā, anumati).