Valmiki Ramayana 2.2.15: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 15

यौवराज्य-प्रस्तावः

Proposal for Rāma’s Installation as Heir-Apparent

Devanagari script

यदिदं मेऽनुरूपार्थं मया साधु सुमन्त्रितम् ।

भवन्तो मेऽनुमन्यन्तां कथं वा करवाण्यहम् ॥१५॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.2.15

Transliteration

yad idaṃ me 'nurūpārthaṃ mayā sādhu sumantritam |

bhavanto me 'numanyantāṃ kathaṃ vā karavāṇy aham ||15||

Translation

إن كان هذا الرأي الذي يوافق مقامي وقد أحسنتُ التشاور فيه صوابًا، فامنحوني رضاكم؛ وإلا فأخبروني ماذا ينبغي لي أن أفعل.

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Word by Word

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता) (correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun referring to 'idam'

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता) (topic: this proposal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• me: for me/my
• me: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (for me/of me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• anurūpa-artham: a fitting purpose
• anurūpa-artham: Karma (कर्म) (object-complement with sumantritam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anurūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: 'a fitting purpose/meaning'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता) in instrumental (agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• sādhu: properly
• sādhu: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): 'well/properly'

• sumantritam: well deliberated
• sumantritam: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa / Predicative (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग) + mantr (मन्त्र्/मन् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate to idam: 'well deliberated'

• bhavantaḥ: you (honored ones)
• bhavantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) of anumanyantām
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavant (भवत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); honorific 2nd person reference

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• anumanyantām: may (you) consent/approve
• anumanyantām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-man (अनु + मन् धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Third person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• katham: how
• katham: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्न-क्रियाविशेषण)

• vā: else/or
• vā: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्प-निपात): 'or/else'

• karavāṇi: should I do
• karavāṇi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), First person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता) of karavāṇi
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

Although it (this decision) is personally favourable to me and I have decided after seeking good counsel, you should also give me your consent and tell me what I should do.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

A dharmic ruler acts with transparency and seeks counsel/consent, treating governance as shared responsibility rather than personal will.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha invites the assembly to approve his decision or advise an alternative course.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and openness to guidance, even from a position of supreme authority.