Shloka 17

पञ्चवटी-निर्देशः

Agastya Directs Rama to Panchavati

Devanagari script

विदितो ह्येष वृत्तान्तो मम सर्वस्तवानघ।।।।तपसश्च प्रभावेण स्नेहाद्दशरथस्य च।

Transliteration

vidito hy eṣa vṛttānto mama sarvas tavānagha | tapasaś ca prabhāveṇa snehād daśarathasya ca ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc vô tội, mọi sự tích về ngài ta đều đã tỏ tường—nhờ uy lực khổ hạnh của ta, và cũng do lòng thân ái đối với vua Daśaratha.

Word by Word

• viditaḥ: known
• viditaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद्, धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate with vṛttāntaḥ

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (emphasis/causal)

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun used adjectivally; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies vṛttāntaḥ

• vṛttāntaḥ: account/events
• vṛttāntaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛttānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• mama: to me
• mama: Anubhava-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; 'to me/of me' in sense of experiencer

• sarvaḥ: entire/all
• sarvaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies vṛttāntaḥ

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• anagha: O sinless one
• anagha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• tapasaḥ: from/by (my) penance
• tapasaḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (also possible Genitive); here causal-ablative with prabhāveṇa: 'due to penance'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• prabhāveṇa: by the power
• prabhāveṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; instrumental of means

• snehāt: from affection
• snehāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; causal ablative

• daśarathasya: of Daśaratha
• daśarathasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśaratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; dependent on snehāt

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

Context

O sinless one, I have kown all these facts about you by the power of penance and love for Dasaratha.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• tapas (austerity)

FAQs

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

True knowledge is joined with compassion: the sage’s insight (from tapas) is guided by loyal concern for the righteous (Daśaratha and Rāma).

What is the narrative situation?

Agastya explains how he already knows Rāma’s life-circumstances—both by ascetic insight and by personal regard for Daśaratha.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Agastya’s discernment and benevolence: wisdom obtained through discipline is used to counsel and support dharmic action.