Shloka 18

ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga

and the Remedy for Drought

Devanagari script

ऋश्यशृङ्गस्तु जामाता पुत्रांस्तव विधास्यति।सनत्कुमारकथितमेतावद्व्याहृतं मया।।।।

Transliteration

ṛśyaśṛṅgas tu jāmātā putrāṃs tava vidhāsyati |

sanatkumārakathitam etāvad vyāhṛtaṃ mayā ||

Translation

رِشیہ شِرِنگ، جو تمہارا داماد ہوگا، تمہارے لیے پُتر پیدا ہونے کا سبب بنے گا۔ سنَت کُمار نے جو فرمایا تھا، اتنا ہی میں نے بیان کیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ: Ṛśyaśṛṅga
• ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (subject of 'vidhāsyati')
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛśyaśṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक) (proper noun)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• jāmātā: son-in-law
• jāmātā: Karta (कर्ता) (appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; apposition to 'ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ'

• putrān: sons
• putrān: Karma (कर्म) (object of 'vidhāsyati')
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Plural

• tava: for you / your
• tava: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive Singular

• vidhāsyati: will bring about / will ordain
• vidhāsyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (periphrastic future), Parasmaipada, 3rd person Singular

• sanatkumāra-kathitam: told by Sanatkumāra
• sanatkumāra-kathitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanatkumāra (प्रातिपदिक) + kathita (√kath + क्त/PPP)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (tṛtīyā/agentive sense): 'told by Sanatkumāra'; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular (प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन) qualifying an implied 'ākhyānam/vṛttāntam'

• etāvat: this much / up to this point
• etāvat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: etāvat (प्रातिपदिक used adverbially)
• Form: Avyaya-like usage (परिमाणवाचक), 'so much/this far'

• vyāhṛtam: has been spoken
• vyāhṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया) (predicate with implied 'idam')
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ā-√hṛ (धातु) → vyāhṛta (क्त/PPP)
• Form: PPP (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; predicate: 'has been uttered/told'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता) (agent in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Instrumental Singular

Context

Worshipping the fire-god and attending on his renowned father, he will spend a long time living in this manner (practising vratitva mode of brahmacharya).

Characters & Entities

• Ṛśyaśṛṅga
• Daśaratha
• Sanatkumāra

FAQs

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

Truthful reliance on dharmic means for progeny: the promise is not mere desire-fulfillment but fulfillment through righteous alliances and sacred counsel.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumantra concludes the prophetic portion: Ṛśyaśṛṅga, once related by marriage, will be the instrumental cause for Daśaratha obtaining sons.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faith in satya-vākya (true speech) and reverence for sanctified agency—recognizing that outcomes should arise through dharma, not coercion.