Shloka 24

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

तेषां तपःप्रभावेण पश्याद्यापि रघूद्वह।द्योतयन्ति दिशस्सर्वाश्श्रिया वेद्योऽतुलप्रभाः।।।।

Transliteration

teṣāṁ tapaḥprabhāveṇa paśyādyāpi raghūdvaha |

dyotayanti diśaḥ sarvāḥ śriyā vedyo 'tulaprabhāḥ ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc ưu tú của dòng Raghu, hãy nhìn: đến nay, nhờ uy lực khổ hạnh của họ, các bàn tế này vẫn rực sáng, chiếu khắp mười phương bằng quang huy vô song.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• तपःप्रभावेण: by the power of austerity
• तपःप्रभावेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas-prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘तपस्’ + ‘प्रभाव’ (power of austerity)

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अद्यापि: even today
• अद्यापि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya-api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘अद्य’ + ‘अपि’ (even today)

• रघूद्वह: O best of the Raghus
• रघूद्वह: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu-udvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; उपाधि (epithet)

• द्योतयन्ति: illuminate
• द्योतयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dyut (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘दिशः’

• श्रिया: with splendour
• श्रिया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; साधन/सहकार (instrumental of accompaniment/means)

• वेद्यः: altars
• वेद्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अतुलप्रभाः: of incomparable radiance
• अतुलप्रभाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atula-prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘अतुल’ + ‘प्रभा’ कर्मधारय; विशेषण of ‘वेद्यः’

Context

O Rama! see, even now they illuminate the sacrificial altars with the power of their penance. They shed light in all directions with a matchless brilliance.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Raghūdvaha)
• Śabarī
• tapas (austerity)
• diś (directions)

FAQs

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

Dharma affirms that spiritual discipline (tapas) leaves a purifying, beneficent influence; righteous effort is not merely private but uplifts the world.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī points out that the hermitage altars still appear luminous, attributing this to the sages’ accumulated ascetic power.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faith in tapas and truth of spiritual causality: Śabarī treats the sages’ discipline as a real force that continues to protect and sanctify the place.