Shloka 13

विश्वामित्रस्य यज्ञरक्षा-याचना

Visvamitra Requests Rama for Yajna-Protection

Devanagari script

न च पुत्रकृतस्नेहं कर्तुमर्हसि पार्थिव।।।।अहं ते प्रतिजानामि हतौ तौ विद्धि राक्षसौ।

Transliteration

na ca putrakṛta-snehaṃ kartum arhasi pārthiva |

ahaṃ te pratijānāmi hatau tau viddhi rākṣasau ||

Translation

大王啊，你不应让父爱之情成为阻碍。我向你保证：当知那两名罗刹必被诛杀。

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• putrakṛtasneham: son-born affection
• putrakṛtasneham: Karma (कर्म) (of kartum)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra + kṛta + sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; समासः: putreṇa kṛtaḥ snehaḥ = 'affection caused by (one's) son'

• kartum: to do / to show
• kartum: Kriyārtha (क्रियार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Tumun infinitive (तुमुन्)

• arhasi: you ought
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ present; Madhyamapuruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• pārthiva: O king
• pārthiva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā, Ekavacana

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Caturthī, Ekavacana; enclitic dative

• pratijānāmi: I promise / assure
• pratijānāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√jñā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ present; Uttamapuruṣa (1st), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• hatau: slain
• hatau: Kriyā (क्रिया) (participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु) + kta (क्त) → hata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kta-participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; predicate of "tau"

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied 'are')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana

• viddhi: know (for certain)
• viddhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्) imperative; Madhyamapuruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• rākṣasau: the two rākṣasas
• rākṣasau: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; apposition to "tau"

Context

I know Rama who is a great soul, true to his prowess and also Vasishta of great lustre and these other sages who have been steadfast in asceticism also know.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Daśaratha
• Rāma (implied as the agent of protection)
• rākṣasa (the two demons)

FAQs

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

Dharma can require placing duty above attachment: the king must not allow personal affection to obstruct a righteous mission that protects sacred ritual and public order.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha hesitates to send Rāma; Viśvāmitra counters that hesitation and gives an assurance of the demons’ defeat.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya and resolve in a sage’s promise (pratijñā), and the king’s expected self-mastery over personal attachment.