Shloka 27

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

देवकार्याणि कुर्वद्भिर्यानीमानि कृतानि वै।पुष्पैःकुवलयैस्सार्धं म्लानत्वं नोपयान्तिवै।।।।

Transliteration

devakāryāṇi kurvadbhir yānīmāni kṛtāni vai |

puṣpaiḥ kuvalayaiḥ sārdhaṁ mlānatvaṁ nopayānti vai ||

Translation

Những phẩm vật cúng dường này—cùng hoa sen xanh và các loài hoa khác—do các ẩn sĩ bày biện để phụng sự thần linh, quả thật chẳng hề héo úa.

Word by Word

• देवकार्याणि: divine rites
• देवकार्याणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘देव’ + ‘कार्य’ (acts for the gods)

• कुर्वद्भिः: by (those) doing/performing
• कुर्वद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (present active participle) from √kṛ; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; correlates with ‘इमानि’

• इमानि: these
• इमानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• कृतानि: made/arranged
• कृतानि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP) from √kṛ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; predicate adjective of ‘इमानि’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• कुवलयैः: with blue lotuses
• कुवलयैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuvalaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (prepositional adverb) = ‘together with’

• म्लानत्वम्: wilting
• म्लानत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mlānatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• उपयान्ति: attain/come to
• उपयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; with negation ‘न’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

Context

The flowers including lotuses offered by the sages while worshipping gods have not yet wilted.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī
• Rāma
• deva (gods)
• puṣpa (flowers)

FAQs

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

Dharma values devotion expressed through rightful worship (pūjā) and purity of intention; sincere offerings are portrayed as enduring in sanctity.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī indicates another wonder of the hermitage: offerings made long ago appear fresh, emphasizing the continuing holiness of the site.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śraddhā (reverent faith) in sacred action: the sages’ worship is treated as potent and lasting, not merely symbolic.