Shloka 17

आदित्यहृदयम्

Aditya Hridayam Upadeśa — Agastya’s Instruction to Rāma

Devanagari script

जयायजयभद्रायहर्यश्वायनमोनमः ।नमोनमस्सहस्रांशोआदित्यायनमोनमः ।।6.107.17।।

Transliteration

jayāya jayabhadrāya haryaśvāya namo namaḥ |

namo namas sahasrāṃśo ādityāya namo namaḥ || 6.107.17 ||

Translation

礼敬，礼敬您，赐予胜利，并赐予由胜利而生的吉祥善福；礼敬，礼敬您，驾驭青绿之马者。礼敬，礼敬您，具千道光芒者——礼敬阿底提耶，礼敬，礼敬。

Word by Word

• जयाय: to Victory (as a name/epithet)
• जयाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• जयभद्राय: to auspicious victory
• जयभद्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय + भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जयेन भद्रः/जयस्य भद्रः)

• हर्यश्वाय: to him whose horses are tawny/greenish
• हर्यश्वाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हरयः अश्वाः यस्य)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-नमस्कारः

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-नमस्कारः

• सहस्रांशो: O thousand-rayed one
• सहस्रांशो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + अंशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सहस्रं अंशवः यस्य)

• आदित्याय: to Āditya (the Sun)
• आदित्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-नमस्कारः

Context

"Namaskar, Namaskar to the giver of victory, joy born of victory, god having green horses. Hail to you Aditya.

Characters & Entities

• Āditya (Sūrya)
• Haryaśva

FAQs

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

Victory is framed as dharmic, not merely martial: triumph is sought as ‘auspicious good’ that restores truth and order.

What is the narrative situation?

Agastya concludes this segment of praise with repeated salutations to Sūrya as bestower of victory before Rāma re-engages the battle.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Purposeful courage: seeking victory for the sake of satya and restoration of dharma, not for pride.