Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 17

कुशिकवंश

प्रसङ्गः / Genealogy of the Kuśika Line and the Kausikī River

Devanagari script

उत्तिष्ठति च शीतांशुश्शशी लोकतमोनुद:।ह्लादयन् प्राणिनां लोके मनांसि प्रभया विभो।।।।

Transliteration

uttiṣṭhati ca śītāṃśuḥ śaśī loka-tamo-nudaḥ |

hlādayan prāṇināṃ loke manāṃsi prabhayā vibho ||

Translation

Bậc hùng vĩ ôi, vầng nguyệt với tia mát lành, xua tan bóng tối thế gian, dần vươn cao; ánh quang của Ngài làm hoan hỷ tâm lòng muôn loài hữu tình.

Word by Word

• uttiṣṭhati: rises/stands up
• uttiṣṭhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śītāṁśuḥ: the cool-rayed one (moon)
• śītāṁśuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīta + aṁśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• śaśī: the moon
• śaśī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• loka-tamo-nudaḥ: dispeller of the world’s darkness
• loka-tamo-nudaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka + tamas + nuda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) of śaśī/śītāṁśuḥ

• hlādayan: delighting
• hlādayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hlād (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), परस्मैपदी, पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; śaśī-viśeṣaṇam

• prāṇinām: of living beings
• prāṇinām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative, 7th), एकवचन (singular)

• manāṁsi: minds
• manāṁsi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• prabhayā: by (his) radiance
• prabhayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• vibho: O mighty one
• vibho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

Context

All nocturnal creatures groups of yakshas and rakshasas and dreadful eaters of human flesh are moving here and there".

Characters & Entities

• Moon (Śaśī/Śītāṃśu)

FAQs

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

Light dispelling darkness functions as an ethical metaphor: satya and dharma illuminate and calm the world, just as moonlight comforts living beings.

What is the narrative situation?

A nocturnal description continues: the moon rises and brightens the landscape as the group settles into the night.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Indirectly, the ideal of being “darkness-dispelling” aligns with the Ramayana’s model of righteous leadership: bringing clarity, safety, and solace.