Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 3, Shloka 38

तृतीयः सर्गः (Bālakāṇḍa 3): Vālmīki’s Yogic Verification and the Epic Synopsis

Devanagari script

अनागतं च यत्किञ्चिद्रामस्य वसुधातले ।तच्चकारोत्तरे काव्ये वाल्मीकिर्भगवानृषि: ।।।।

Transliteration

anāgataṃ ca yat kiñcid rāmasya vasudhātale | tac cakārottare kāvye vālmīkir bhagavān ṛṣiḥ ||

Translation

凡罗摩在大地之上尚未来临的一切事迹，圣贤仙人瓦尔米基亦于后篇《北篇》（Uttara-kāṇḍa）中悉皆撰成。

Word by Word

• anāgatam: not yet occurred/future
• anāgatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anāgata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (विशेषणम् of ‘yat kiñcit’)

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (relative pronoun)

• kiñcit: anything (at all)
• kiñcit: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiñcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (indefinite pronoun)

• rāmasya: of Rāma
• rāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• vasudhā-tale: on the surface of the earth
• vasudhā-tale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive Tatpuruṣa: ‘vasudhāyāḥ talam’), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (head: tala)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (object resumptive ‘that’)

• cakāra: composed/made
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• uttare: in the later (Uttara)
• uttare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (विशेषणम् of ‘kāvye’)

• kāvye: in the poem/epic (section)
• kāvye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāvya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• vālmīkiḥ: Vālmīki
• vālmīkiḥ: Karta (कर्ता / Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālmīki (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• bhagavān: divine/venerable
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (विशेषणम् of ‘ṛṣiḥ’)

• ṛṣiḥ: sage
• ṛṣiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

Context

Divine sage Valmiki composed events yet to happen on this earth in the history of Rama in Uttarakanda.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē tṛtīyassarga:৷৷Thus ends the third sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana in synopsis of the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vālmīki

FAQs

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

Commitment to complete truth (satya) in itihāsa: the poet-sage records not only past events but also the later consequences of actions, presenting dharma as something tested over time.

What is the narrative situation?

The synopsis indicates that Vālmīki’s composition includes later events in the Uttara-kāṇḍa, extending the narrative beyond the main victory and return.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vālmīki’s role as a truthful transmitter of history and dharma—composing comprehensively and responsibly for instruction.