Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 36, Shloka 27

बालकाण्ड सर्ग ३६

गङ्गा-प्रभवप्रश्नः, शिवतेजोधारणं, कार्त्तिकेय-जन्म, उमाशापः

Devanagari script

एष ते विस्तरो राम शैलपुत्र्या निवेदित:।गङ्गाया: प्रभवं चैव शृणु मे सहलक्ष्मण:।।।।

Transliteration

eṣa te vistaro rāma śailaputryā niveditaḥ |

gaṅgāyāḥ prabhavaṃ caiva śṛṇu me saha-lakṣmaṇaḥ ||

Translation

Hỡi Rāma, ta đã thuật cho con tường tận câu chuyện về Ái Nữ của Núi. Nay con cùng Lakṣmaṇa hãy lắng nghe ta nói về nguồn gốc của sông Gaṅgā nữa.

Word by Word

• तप्यमाने: while (he) was doing penance
• तप्यमाने: सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्/यमान-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (while ... was performing austerity)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• देवे: in/with the god (Śiva)
• देवे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; (ईश्वरे)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• सर्षिगणाः: together with groups of sages
• सर्षिगणाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-ऋषिगण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; 'ऋषिगणैः सह' अर्थे

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: कालाधिकरण (temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly/once)

• सेनापतिम्: a commander-in-chief
• सेनापतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेनापति (प्रातिपदिक) = सेना + पति
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• अभीप्सन्तः: desiring
• अभीप्सन्तः: कर्ता-विशेषण (subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-ईप्स् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; विशेषण (of देवाः)

• पितामहम्: Pitāmaha (Brahmā)
• पितामहम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• उपागमन्: approached
• उपागमन्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

"O Rama! this story of the daughter of the mountain has been narrated to you. Now listen with Lakshmana the tale of the birth of Ganga":ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē ṣaṭtriṅśassarga:৷৷Thus ends the thirtysixth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

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

It affirms the dharmic method of transmission: sacred knowledge is received through attentive listening (śravaṇa) and truthful narration (satya) from a qualified teacher.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra closes the Uma-related episode and signals the next topic: the origin story of Gaṅgā, instructing Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa to listen.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śiṣya-dharma—reverent attentiveness and readiness to learn—is emphasized in Rāma (and Lakṣmaṇa) as listeners.