Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 34

त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम्

Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations

Devanagari script

ततो देवा महात्मानो मुनयश्च तपोधना:।जग्मुर्यथाऽऽगतं सर्वे यज्ञस्यान्ते नरोत्तम।।।।

Transliteration

tato devā mahātmāno munayaś ca tapodhanāḥ | jagmur yathāgatam sarve yajñasyānte narottama ||

Translation

随后，至善之人啊，于祭祀（yajña）终了之时，诸位大德天神与以苦行为财的诸仙，皆循来时之路而去。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण: time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'then/from there')

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• महात्मानः: great-souled
• महात्मानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (qualifier of देवाः)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तपोधनाः: whose wealth is austerity
• तपोधनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural); बहुव्रीहिः ('whose wealth is austerity')

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• यथा-आगतम्: as they had come; in the same manner
• यथा-आगतम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + आगत (आ-गम् धातुज कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial: 'as (they had) come')

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (of देवाः/मुनयः)

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• नरोत्तम: O best of men
• नरोत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः ('best among men')

Context

"O Best among men (Rama)! then at the conclusion of the sacrifice the great gods and saints went the way they had come".ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē ṣaṣṭitamassarga:৷৷Thus ends the sixtieth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Devas
• Yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

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

Dharma is presented as orderly completion: sacred acts have proper beginnings and endings, and beings withdraw once the rite’s purpose is fulfilled.

What is the narrative situation?

With the sacrifice concluded, the gods and austerity-rich sages depart, and Viśvāmitra continues narrating the episode to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The sages’ discipline (tapas) and adherence to ritual propriety—acting without attachment once duty is done.