Shloka 88

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः

Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya

Devanagari script

आराधयिष्याम्यत्राहमगस्त्यं तं महामुनिम्।शेषं च वनवासस्य सौम्य वत्स्याम्यहं प्रभो।।।।

Transliteration

ārādhayiṣyāmy atrāham agastyaṃ taṃ mahāmunim | śeṣaṃ ca vanavāsasya saumya vatsyāmy ahaṃ prabho ||

Translation

我将在此礼敬并侍奉那位大牟尼阿迦斯提耶；温和的你啊，我主，我也将以此虔敬之心，在此度过我们林居流放的余时。

Word by Word

• आराधयिष्यामि: I will worship/propitiate
• आराधयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√rādh (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अगस्त्यम्: Agastya
• अगस्त्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• तम्: that
• तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'अगस्त्यम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• महामुनिम्: the great sage
• महामुनिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् मुनिः); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'अगस्त्यम्' इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• शेषम्: the remainder
• शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

• वनवासस्य: of the forest-dwelling (exile)
• वनवासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana-vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वने वासः); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• सौम्य: O gentle one
• सौम्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन

• वत्स्यामि: I will dwell/spend
• वत्स्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Context

O noble, handsome Lakshmana, I will spend the rest of the exile in this forest in the worship of the great sage Agastya.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• vanavāsa (forest exile)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes honoring worthy sages and sustaining oneself through disciplined devotion during hardship; exile becomes a field for righteous practice, not resentment.

What is the narrative situation?

As Rama settles in the forest region connected with Agastya, he resolves to spend the rest of exile by serving the sage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and steadfastness: Rama treats spiritual service (ārādhana) as the proper way to live the exile.