Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 122, Shloka 13

दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions

Sarga 122

Devanagari script

न मेस्वर्गोबहुमतस्सम्मानश्चसुरर्षभैः ।त्वयारामविहीनस्यसत्यंप्रतिशृणोमिते ।।।।

Transliteration

na me svargo bahumataḥ sammānaś ca surarṣabhaiḥ | tvayā rāma-vihīnasya satyaṃ pratiśṛṇomi te ||

Translation

“For me, heaven itself held no value—nor did honors from the foremost among the gods—so long as I was deprived of you, Rāma. This is the truth; I pledge it to you.”

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle/निषेध-अव्यय)

• me: of me / to me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी? here: षष्ठी एकवचन (Genitive singular) enclitic; Masculine/Feminine/Neuter pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• svargaḥ: heaven
• svargaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bahumataḥ: highly valued
• bahumataḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahumata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) of svargaḥ

• sammānaḥ: honour
• sammānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sammāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction/समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• surarṣabhaiḥ: by the best of the gods
• surarṣabhaiḥ: Karana (करण/instrument/agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सुराणाम् ऋषभाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• rāmavihīnasya: of (me) deprived of Rama
• rāmavihīnasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma + vihīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-भाव: रामेण/रामात् विहीनः = deprived of Rama); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण of me (implicit: me = of me)

• satyam: truthfully / the truth
• satyam: Karma (कर्म/object-content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative of content)

• pratiśṛṇomi: I promise / I solemnly declare
• pratiśṛṇomi: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-śru (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: √श्रु with उपसर्ग prati-

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Context

"Rama separated from you, even the suras and sages honouring me in heaven does not give me happiness. It is true and I promise."

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Svarga (Heaven)
• Sura (gods)

FAQs

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

Satya (truthfulness) is foregrounded: Daśaratha explicitly frames his statement as truth and seals it with a pledge.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha speaks to Rāma after appearing in a celestial form, expressing how separation from Rāma made even heaven joyless.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Daśaratha’s sincerity and truth-bound speech (satya-vākya), revealing the moral weight of honest testimony.