Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 13

त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम्

Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations

Devanagari script

पश्य मे तपसो वीर्यं स्वार्जितस्य नरेश्वर ।एष त्वां सशरीरेण नयामि स्वर्गमोजसा।।।।दुष्प्रापं सशरीरेण दिवं गच्छ नराधिप।

Transliteration

paśya me tapaso vīryaṃ svārjitasya nareśvara |

eṣa tvāṃ saśarīreṇa nayāmi svargam ojasā ||

duṣprāpaṃ saśarīreṇa divaṃ gaccha narādhipa ||

Translation

“大王，请看我自修苦行之威力。凭我之力，我将使你连同此身升往天界。去吧，人中之主，往那难得的天上——以肉身登天，极其难求。”

Word by Word

• paśya: behold/see
• paśya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• me: my
• me: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘my/of me’

• tapasaḥ: of austerity
• tapasaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• vīryam: power/valor
• vīryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• svārjitasya: self-earned
• svārjitasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग) + ārjita (√arj धातु + kta कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘earned’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग-सम्भव, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; here agreeing with tapasaḥ (gen.)

• nareśvara: O king
• nareśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘lord of men’); पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• eṣaḥ: this (I)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; (speaker referring to himself/this one)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sa-śarīreṇa: with (your) body
• sa-śarīreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह-अर्थक) + śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष (‘with body’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental of accompaniment)

• nayāmi: I lead/take
• nayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• svargam: to heaven
• svargam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देश (goal)

• ojasā: by (my) might
• ojasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• duṣprāpam: hard to attain
• duṣprāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dus (उपसर्ग) + prāpya/prāpa (√āp/√prāp धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying divam)

• sa-śarīreṇa: with the body
• sa-śarīreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह-अर्थक) + śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• divam: heaven
• divam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• narādhipa: O king
• narādhipa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘ruler of men’); पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Context

"O King! behold the prowess of my self-earned asceticism. With my spiritual might, I shall send you to heaven with your physical body O King! go to heaven with physical body which is not possible for anybody to accomplish.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Triśaṅku
• tapas (austerity)

FAQs

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

It teaches the gravity of a vow and truthfulness in commitment: Viśvāmitra stands by the refuge-seeker, asserting that disciplined tapas can uphold a pledged outcome even against opposition.

What is the narrative situation?

After the gods refuse to attend the sacrifice, Viśvāmitra declares the power of his austerities and promises to send Triśaṅku to heaven in his physical body.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viśvāmitra’s unwavering resolve and protective fidelity—his insistence on fulfilling what he has undertaken for Triśaṅku.