Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 16, Shloka 21

पायसप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation of the Divine Payasa and the Avatara Resolution

Devanagari script

तथेति नृपति: प्रीतश्शिरसा प्रतिगृह्यताम्।पात्रीं देवान्नसम्पूर्णां देवदत्तां हिरण्मयीम्।।।।

Transliteration

tatheti nṛpatiḥ prītaś śirasā pratigṛhya tām | pātrīṃ devānna-sampūrṇāṃ devadattāṃ hiraṇmayīm ||

Translation

国王欢喜地说道：“如是。”便俯首致敬，恭敬受取那由诸天所赐、盛满天赐神食的金色宝器。

Word by Word

• tathā: so/thus
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; assent (तथा)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-nirdeśa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle

• nṛpatiḥ: the king
• nṛpatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• prītaḥ: pleased
• prītaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of nṛpatiḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kta-participle used adjectivally

• śirasā: with (his) head (bowing)
• śirasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• pratigṛhya: having received
• pratigṛhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त)

• tām: that (vessel)
• tām: Karma (कर्म) of pratigṛhya
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; refers to pātrīm

• pātrīm: vessel
• pātrīm: Karma (कर्म) (appositional to tām)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• deva-anna-sampūrṇām: filled with divine food
• deva-anna-sampūrṇām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of pātrīm
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + anna (प्रातिपदिक) + sampūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; समासः तत्पुरुषः (devānnair sampūrṇā)

• deva-dattām: given by the gods
• deva-dattām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of pātrīm
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + datta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; समासः तत्पुरुषः (devaiḥ dattā)

• hiraṇmayīm: golden
• hiraṇmayīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of pātrīm
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hiraṇmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; adjective of pātrīm

Context

Dasaratha was pleased to receive respectfully the golden vessel filled with the payasam prepared and bestowed by devatas.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

Reverence toward what is sacred and divinely sanctioned: the king receives a divine gift with humility (bowing the head), modeling gratitude and proper ritual respect.

What is the narrative situation?

After the sacrifice meant for progeny, a divine being presents a golden vessel containing divine food (pāyasa). Daśaratha accepts it respectfully.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and gratitude—royal power is tempered by devotion and reverence when receiving divine grace.