Shloka 11

पञ्चवटी-निर्देशः

Agastya Directs Rama to Panchavati

Devanagari script

किन्तु व्यादिश मे देशं सोदकं बहुकाननम्।यत्राश्रमपदं कृत्वा वसेयं निरतस्सुखम्।।।।

Transliteration

kintu vyādiśa me deśaṃ sodakaṃ bahukānanam | yatrāśramapadaṃ kṛtvā vaseyaṃ nirataḥ sukham ||

Translation

“Nhưng xin Ngài chỉ cho con một miền có nước và rừng cây dồi dào, nơi con dựng lập tịnh thất và an trú bền lâu trong an lạc.”

Word by Word

• kintu: but
• kintu: Discourse connector (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kintu (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (निपात), 'but/however'

• vyādiśa: direct/point out
• vyādiśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ā√diś (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa, Singular, Parasmaipada

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular

• deśam: place
• deśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• sodakam: with water
• sodakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa with sa- (सह) meaning 'with'; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying deśam

• bahu-kānanam: having many groves/forests
• bahu-kānanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + kānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying deśam

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb

• āśrama-padam: hermitage-site
• āśrama-padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), 'having done/made'

• vaseyam: may I dwell
• vaseyam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Uttama-puruṣa, Singular, Parasmaipada

• nirataḥ: engaged/steadfast
• nirataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirata (प्रातिपदिक; ni√ram धातु + kta)
• Form: Past participle used adjectivally; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying implied 'aham'

• sukham: happily
• sukham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया)

Context

Direct me to a place with water and dense forest where we can build an ashram and live happily.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Agastya
• āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

Seeking counsel from the wise: dharma includes acting under proper guidance, especially when choosing a place to live and practice righteous conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma asks Agastya to indicate a suitable location—watered and forested—where they can set up a hermitage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and humility: Rāma does not presume; he requests direction from a realized sage.