Shloka 23

सिद्धाश्रम-प्रसङ्गः

Siddhashrama and the Vāmana Narrative

Devanagari script

एतमाश्रममायान्ति राक्षसा विघ्नकारिण:।अत्रैव पुरुषव्याघ्र हन्तव्या दुष्टचारिण:।।1.29.23।।

Transliteration

etam āśramam āyānti rākṣasā vighnakāriṇaḥ |

atraiva puruṣavyāghra hantavyā duṣṭacāriṇaḥ || 1.29.23 ||

Translation

作祟设障的罗刹常来此精舍。就在这里，哦人中猛虎，这些行恶之徒必须被诛灭。

Word by Word

• एतम्: this
• एतम्: Karma (कर्म/object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; ‘आश्रमम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• आयान्ति: come
• आयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√yā (या धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: आ

• राक्षसाः: rākṣasas
• राक्षसाः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• विघ्नकारिणः: causing obstacles
• विघ्नकारिणः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vighna-kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (obstacle-causing)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण/adverbial place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (indeed/only)

• पुरुषव्याघ्र: O tiger among men
• पुरुषव्याघ्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa-vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन); एकवचन; संबोधनपदम्

• हन्तव्याः: should be killed
• हन्तव्याः: Vidhi (विधि/obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √han (हन् धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/ought to be killed); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन; विधेय (predicate adjective)

• दुष्टचारिणः: wicked-doers
• दुष्टचारिणः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duṣṭa-cārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन; ‘दुष्टं चरन्ति’ (wicked-doers)

Context

"O Rama, now let's go to the unparalleled Siddhashrama. O child! this asrama is the same to you as it is to me (treat this as your own)".

Characters & Entities

• Siddhāśrama
• Rākṣasas
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma includes protection of sacred practice: when violence threatens yajña and ascetic life, righteous force may be required to remove aggressors.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra instructs Rāma that obstructing rakṣasas come to Siddhāśrama and must be dealt with there.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣātra-dharma (the warrior’s duty): courage and decisive protection of the innocent and the sacred.