Shloka 18

विश्वामित्रस्य यज्ञरक्षा-याचना

Visvamitra Requests Rama for Yajna-Protection

Devanagari script

नात्येति कालो यज्ञस्य यथाऽयं मम राघव।।।।तथा कुरुष्व भद्रं ते मा च शोके मन: कृथा:।

Transliteration

nātyeti kālo yajñasya yathā 'yaṃ mama rāghava |

tathā kuruṣva bhadraṃ te mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ ||

Translation

罗伽婆啊，当如此行，使我祭祀（yajña）之期不致延误。愿吉祥归于你；莫令心神沉入忧悲。

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• atyeti: passes / goes beyond (is delayed)
• atyeti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √i (इ धातु) with ati- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• yajñasya: of the sacrifice
• yajñasya: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/conjunction (यथा), 'as/in such a way that'

• ayam: this
• ayam: Visheshya (विशेष्य/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; refers to kālaḥ

• mama: my
• mama: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular

• rāghava: O Rāghava
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (तथा), 'thus/in that manner'

• kuruṣva: do / act
• kuruṣva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Ātmanepada, 2nd person, Singular

• bhadram: welfare / good fortune
• bhadram: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/benedictive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; used as benediction

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (4th), Singular

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prohibitive particle (निषेधार्थ-निपात) used with imperative

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• śoke: in grief
• śoke: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of kṛthāḥ

• kṛthāḥ: make / place (your mind)
• kṛthāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular; Vedic/epic form for 'kuru' in prohibitive construction

Context

After speaking these words charged with dharma and artha the great sage resplendent Viswamitra fell silent.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Daśaratha (Rāghava)
• yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

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

Timely action is part of dharma: sacred duties (like yajña-protection) must not be obstructed by personal sorrow or indecision.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra presses for prompt consent so the yajña proceeds on schedule, while also consoling Daśaratha against grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness and emotional governance—acting rightly without being ruled by grief.