Shloka 39

विश्वामित्रस्य ब्राह्मर्षित्वप्राप्तिः

Viśvāmitra Attains Brahmarṣi Status

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रोऽपि धर्मात्मा सहरामस्सलक्ष्मण:।।।।स्ववाटमभिचक्राम पूज्यमानो महर्षिभि:।

Transliteration

viśvāmitro 'pi dharmātmā saha rāmaḥ sa lakṣmaṇaḥ |

svavāṭam abhicakrāma pūjyamāno maharṣibhiḥ ||

Translation

毗湿瓦密多亦复如是，具法之圣者，偕罗摩与罗什曼那前往自家住处，途中受诸大牟尼恭敬供养。

Word by Word

• viśvāmitraḥ: Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitraḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya/Anvaya-nipāta (particle: ‘also’/अपि)

• dharmātmā: righteous-souled
• dharmātmā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘one whose nature/soul is dharma’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies viśvāmitraḥ

• saha-rāmaḥ: with Rāma
• saha-rāmaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘accompanied by Rāma’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• sa-lakṣmaṇaḥ: with Lakṣmaṇa
• sa-lakṣmaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: ‘with Lakṣmaṇa’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• sva-vāṭam: to his own abode/enclosure
• sva-vāṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + vāṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी: svasya vāṭaḥ); Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• abhicakrāma: set out / went toward
• abhicakrāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + kram (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (Imperfect), Prathamapuruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• pūjyamānaḥ: being honoured
• pūjyamānaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) > pūjyamāna (कृदन्त, मान)
• Form: Present passive participle (मान) ‘being honoured’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies viśvāmitraḥ

• maharṣibhiḥ: by great sages
• maharṣibhiḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental), Bahuvacana

Context

Virtuous Viswamitra, honoured by the maharshis, too, retired to his shelter along with Rama and Lakshmana.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē pañcaṣaṣṭitamassarga:৷৷Thus ends the sixtyfifth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Maharṣis

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through honoring the righteous and through disciplined movement within social-spiritual order: the sage returns to his abode with the princes, maintaining propriety and receiving due respect.

What is the narrative situation?

The scene closes with Viśvāmitra leaving for his residence, accompanied by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, as other seers honor him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viśvāmitra’s dharmic stature—recognized by other sages—and his role as a guiding preceptor to the princes.