Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 62, Shloka 25

शुनश्शेफरक्षा–विश्वामित्रशापः

Sunassepha’s Rescue and Visvamitra’s Curse

Devanagari script

सबद्धो वाग्भिरग्य्राभिरभितुष्टाव वै सुरौ।इन्द्रमिन्द्रानुजं चैव यथावन्मुनिपुत्रक:।।।।

Transliteration

sabaddho vāgbhir agryābhir abhituṣṭāva vai surau | indram indrānujaṃ caiva yathāvan muniputrakaḥ ||

Translation

Dẫu bị trói buộc, con trai của bậc hiền thánh vẫn đúng phép tắc dùng lời lẽ thượng diệu mà ca tụng hai vị thiên thần: Indra và em của Indra (Upendra/Vāmana).

Word by Word

• sa-baddhaḥ: bound (being bound)
• sa-baddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-baddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: sa (with) + baddha (bound); पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of muni-putrakaḥ

• vāgbhiḥ: with words
• vāgbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• agryābhiḥ: excellent
• agryābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण of vāgbhiḥ

• abhituṣṭāva: praised
• abhituṣṭāva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (स्तु) (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमा पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); intensive sense with abhi-

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic particle)

• surau: the two gods
• surau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• indram: Indra
• indram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• indrānujaṃ: Indra's younger brother (Upendra)
• indrānujaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra-anuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: indra + anuja; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• yathāvat: properly
• yathāvat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• muni-putrakaḥ: the sage's son
• muni-putrakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni-putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: muni + putraka; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Context

Thus bound, the son of the sage praised the two devatas, Indra and Upendra with moving words.

Characters & Entities

• Śunaḥśepha (muniputra)
• Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
• Upendra (Indrānuja)

FAQs

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

Steadfastness in right speech: even in bondage, the protagonist turns to proper praise and prescribed utterance rather than despair or falsehood.

What is the narrative situation?

Bound at the sacrificial post, Śunaḥśepha begins hymns to divine powers for protection and relief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Composure and faith (dhairya-bhakti) expressed through disciplined, proper speech (yathāvat stuti).