Shloka 7

एकोनचत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Aranyakanda 39): राक्षसस्य रामत्रासवर्णनम् / The Demon’s Account of Rama

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Devanagari script

आसादयं तदा रामं तापसं धर्मचारिणम्।वैदेहीं च महाभागां लक्ष्मणं च महारथम्।।।।

Transliteration

āsādayaṃ tadā rāmaṃ tāpasaṃ dharmacāriṇam |

vaidehīṃ ca mahābhāgāṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahāratham ||

Translation

那时我遇见了罗摩——他过着苦行者的生活，行在正法之道上——还有高贵的韦德希（悉多）和伟大的战车武士罗什曼那。

Word by Word

• आसादयम्: I encountered/approached
• आसादयम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तापसम्: the ascetic
• तापसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (रामम् इति) समानाधिकरण-विशेष्य (apposition)

• धर्मचारिणम्: practising righteousness
• धर्मचारिणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to रामम्/तापसम्)

• वैदेहीम्: Vaidehi (Sita)
• वैदेहीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• महाभागाम्: most fortunate/noble
• महाभागाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (one of great fortune) विशेषण (to वैदेहीम्)

• लक्ष्मणम्: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• महारथम्: great warrior
• महारथम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + रथ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (great chariot-warrior) विशेषण (to लक्ष्मणम्)

Context

I encountered again the righteous Rama who was in the form of an ascetic, with venerable Sita and the great warrior Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Marīca
• Rāma
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown as lived conduct: Rāma maintains dharmic discipline even in exile, embodying righteousness as practice rather than status.

What is the narrative situation?

Marīca narrates the moment he encountered Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa in the forest—an encounter that frames his later fear of Rāma’s power.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dharma-niṣṭhā and tapas-like restraint are emphasized, alongside Sītā’s nobility and Lakṣmaṇa’s steadfast martial support.