Valmiki Ramayana 2.103.27 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 27

पिण्डदानदर्शनम्

The Queens Behold Rama’s Śrāddha Offering

Devanagari script

ब्रुवन्त्यामेवमार्तायां जनन्यां भरताग्रजः।पादावासाद्य जग्राह वसिष्ठस्य च राघवः।।2.103.27।।

Transliteration

bruvantyām evam ārtāyāṃ jananyāṃ bharatāgrajaḥ | pādāv āsādya jagrāha vasiṣṭhasya ca rāghavaḥ || 2.103.27 ||

Translation

وبينما كانت أمه المكلومة تتكلم هكذا، تقدّم راغhava—الأخ الأكبر لبهاراتا—إلى فَسِشْتَه وأمسك بقدميه بخشوع.

Word by Word

• पुरोहितस्य: of the family priest
• पुरोहितस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अग्निसमस्य: equal to fire (in brilliance)
• अग्निसमस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (अग्निना समः) — विशेषण (पुरोहितस्य)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• बृहस्पतेः: of Brihaspati
• बृहस्पतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपमान (as Indra)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• अमराधिपः: lord of the immortals
• अमराधिपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to राघवः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अमराणाम् अधिपः)

• प्रगृह्य: having clasped
• प्रगृह्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having clasped'

• पादौ: feet (two)
• पादौ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• सुसमृद्धतेजसः: of one with exceedingly great splendor
• सुसमृद्धतेजसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + समृद्ध + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सुसमृद्धं तेजो यस्य) — विशेषण (पुरोहितस्य/वसिष्ठस्य)

• सह: with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ/association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: 'with')

• एव: just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (particle: 'indeed/just')

• तेन: with him
• तेन: Saha (सह/association; 'with him')
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उपविवेश: sat down near
• उपविवेश: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप+विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• राघवः: Rama
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Context

While Rama's mother was uttering such words in anguish, Rama reached Vasistha and clasped his feet with reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Kausalyā (jananī, implied)
• Bharata
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

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

Maryādā and dharma are upheld through reverence to spiritual authority: Rāma honors Vasiṣṭha, affirming that guidance of the guru anchors righteous action amid crisis.

What is the narrative situation?

While Kausalyā laments, Rāma turns to Vasiṣṭha, the royal priest and moral guide, and pays him formal respect.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s humility and discipline—he seeks dharmic anchoring through deference to Vasiṣṭha.