Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 26

ऋश्यशृङ्ग-आनयनम्

Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Aṅga and His Marriage to Śāntā

Devanagari script

एह्याश्रमपदं सौम्य ह्यस्माकमिति चाब्रुवन्।तत्राप्येष विधिश्श्रीमान् विशेषेण भविष्यति।।।।

Transliteration

ehy āśramapadaṃ saumya hy asmākam iti cābruvan |

tatrāpy eṣa vidhiḥ śrīmān viśeṣeṇa bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Họ thưa: “Này bậc hiền hòa, xin hãy đến đạo tràng của chúng tôi; tại đó nữa, sự tiếp đãi cát tường này sẽ được dâng lên Ngài một cách đặc biệt.”

Word by Word

• ehi: come
• ehi: Kriyā (क्रिया) / Command
• Type: Verb
• Root: √i (इ)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative/लोट्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• āśrama-padam: to the hermitage-place
• āśrama-padam: Karma (कर्म) / Goal-object
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: āśramasya padam = 'place of the hermitage'

• saumya: O gentle one
• saumya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana; address

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

• asmākam: our
• asmākam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Bahuvacana; genitive 'of us/our'

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / Quotation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (iti-vācaka)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• abruvan: they said
• abruvan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (imperfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-vācaka avyaya (there)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (also/even)

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• vidhiḥ: hospitality/arrangement
• vidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; subject complement with eṣaḥ

• śrīmān: splendid
• śrīmān: Karta (कर्ता) / Qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrī-mat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; possessive adjective (मतुप्) qualifying vidhiḥ

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Karaṇa (करण) / Manner-instrument
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana; instrumental of manner (विशेषेण)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (periphrastic future/लुट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Context

'O handsome one, come to our hermitage. A special, sumptuous hospitality will be extended to you', they said.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛśyaśṛṅga
• courtesans (vāramukhyāḥ)
• āśramapada (hermitage)

FAQs

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

Hospitality is a dharmic ideal, yet dharma also demands satya and purity of intention; the verse foregrounds the ethical ambiguity of using ‘welcome’ to lead someone away from their rightful discipline.

What is the narrative situation?

The women invite Ṛśyaśṛṅga to come to their (staged) hermitage, promising even more splendid reception, advancing the plan to bring him out of the forest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Polished speech and persuasive hospitality (used instrumentally), contrasted with Ṛśyaśṛṅga’s trusting nature.