Shloka 11

शतानन्दोपदेशः

Śatānanda’s Welcome to Rāma and the Prelude to Viśvāmitra’s History

Devanagari script

नातिक्रान्तं मुनिश्रेष्ठ यत्कर्तव्यं कृतं मया।सङ्गता मुनिना पत्नी भार्गवेणेव रेणुका।।।।

Transliteration

nātikrāntaṁ muni-śreṣṭha yat kartavyaṁ kṛtaṁ mayā | saṅgatā muninā patnī bhārgaveṇeva reṇukā ||

Translation

“圣仙之最啊，我并未有所怠慢：当行之事，我已尽行。圣者之妻已与圣者重聚——正如勒努迦与婆尔伽瓦（阇摩达格尼）复得相会。”

Word by Word

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

• atikrāntam: overstepped/omitted
• atikrāntam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati-kram (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: अति

• muniśreṣṭha: O best of sages
• muniśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni-śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक; मुनि + श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां श्रेष्ठः)

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

• kartavyam: to be done/duty
• kartavyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्तृ), एकवचन

• saṅgatā: was united/associated
• saṅgatā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सम्

• muninā: with the sage
• muninā: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), एकवचन

• patnī: wife
• patnī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• bhārgaveṇa: with Bhārgava (son of Bhṛgu)
• bhārgaveṇa: Upamāna-sahakāraka (उपमान-सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• iva: like/as
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• reṇukā: Reṇukā
• reṇukā: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: reṇukā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

O Best of ascetics (Satananda)! All that is required to be done has been done and nothing was omitted. Ahalya was united with sage Gautama like Renuka with Jamadagni.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Śatānanda
• Ahalyā
• Gautama
• Jamadagni (Bhārgava)

FAQs

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

Dharma is framed as completing what is rightfully required—restoring order after disruption. Reunification signifies re-establishment of gṛhastha-dharma and social-moral balance.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra assures Śatānanda that the necessary act has been accomplished: Ahalyā’s reconciliation and return to her rightful state alongside Gautama.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viśvāmitra’s accountability and clarity: he reports duty fulfilled without exaggeration, using a traditional exemplum (Reṇukā–Jamadagni) to communicate restoration.