Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 87 Shloka 21 - Valmiki Ramayana | English | Vedapath

Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 87, Shloka 21

गुहसंवादः—रामस्य रात्रिवासवर्णनम्

Dialogue with Guha: Account of Rama’s Night Halt

Devanagari script

एतत्तदिङ्गुदीमूलमिदमेव च तत्तृणम्।यस्मिन्रामश्च सीता च रात्रिं तां शयितावुभौ।।।।

Transliteration

etat tad iṅgudīmūlam idam eva ca tat tṛṇam |

yasmin rāmaś ca sītā ca rātriṃ tāṃ śayitāv ubhau ||

Translation

This is that very iṅgudī tree’s root, and this the very grass-bed, on which Rāma and Sītā—both of them—slept that night.

Word by Word

एतत्this

तत्that

इङ्गुदीमूलम्the root/base of the iṅgudī tree

इदम्this

एवindeed, only

चand

तत्that

तृणम्grass (bed of grass)

यस्मिन्in which/where

रामःRama

चand

सीताSita

चand

रात्रिम्night

ताम्that

शयितौslept, lay down

उभौboth

Context

Rama lay down upon the bed along with Sita. Thereafter Lakshmana, having washed their feet, moved to a distant place.

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Sītā

iṅgudī tree

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

Acceptance of hardship with dignity: royal figures embrace simplicity without complaint, honoring the dharma of exile.

What is the narrative situation?

Guha indicates the exact spot and bedding where Rāma and Sītā rested for the night.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma and Sītā’s endurance and simplicity (titikṣā, alpatva).