Shloka 8

अगस्त्याश्रमप्रवेशः तथा दिव्यायुधप्रदानम्

Entry into Agastya’s Hermitage and the Gift of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

द्रष्टुं भवन्तमायातौ शुश्रूषार्थमरिन्दमौ।।।।यदत्रानन्तरं तत्त्वमाज्ञापयितुमर्हसि।

Transliteration

draṣṭuṃ bhavantam āyātau śuśrūṣārtham arindamau | yad atrānantaraṃ tattvam ājñāpayitum arhasi ||

Translation

那两位降伏仇敌者前来瞻仰尊者并侍奉于你；愿你慈悲指示，此事接下来当如何如理而行。

Word by Word

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Tumun-infinitive (तुमुन्), avyaya; purpose

• bhavantam: you (venerable sir)
• bhavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana; honorific 2nd person reference

• āyātau: have come
• āyātau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√yā (या धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त, PPP) used predicatively; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; ‘have come’

• śuśrūṣā-artham: for service
• śuśrūṣā-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuśrūṣā + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: śuśrūṣāyāḥ arthaḥ; used adverbially ‘for the sake of service’

• arindamau: the two subduers of enemies
• arindamau: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ari + dama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1), Dvivacana; tatpuruṣa: arīn damayataḥ; epithet of the two

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (1/2), Ekavacana; relative pronoun introducing clause

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya, adverb

• anantaram: next
• anantaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (1/2), Ekavacana; used adverbially ‘next/thereafter’

• tattvam: the true matter
• tattvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (1/2), Ekavacana; ‘truth/real matter’

• ājñāpayitum: to command
• ājñāpayitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√jñā (ज्ञा धातु) (causative sense ājñāpay-)
• Form: Tumun-infinitive (तुमुन्), avyaya; ‘to command/order’

• arhasi: you are pleased/fit (to)
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (अर्ह् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana

Context

Both the subduers of enemies have come here now to see and serve your Holiness. You may order what is to be done next.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Agastya

FAQs

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

Respect for spiritual authority: seekers approach the sage with humility and ask for right guidance (dharma-nirdeśa).

What is the narrative situation?

The disciple tells Agastya that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa have come not merely to meet him, but to serve, and they await instructions.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and willingness to serve (sevā-bhāva) coupled with readiness to follow righteous instruction.