Shloka 36

अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्थः सर्गः

Rāma Summoned; Pushya Coronation Decision

Devanagari script

सीतयाप्युपवस्तव्या रजनीयं मया सह।एवमृत्विगुपाध्यायै स्सह मामुक्तवान्पिता।।2.4.36।।

Transliteration

sītayāpy upavastavyā rajanīyaṃ mayā saha | evam ṛtvig-upādhyāyaiḥ saha mām uktavān pitā || 2.4.36 ||

Translation

هذه الليلة ينبغي لِسيتا أيضًا أن تصوم معي، وكذلك الكهنة القائمون بالشعائر والمعلّمون الروحيون. هكذا قال لي أبي.

Word by Word

• सीतया: by Sita
• सीतया: Karta (कर्ता) (of upavastavyā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय; ‘also’

• उपवस्तव्या: must fast
• उपवस्तव्या: Karya-karta (कार्यकर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप+वस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘to be fasted/should fast’

• रजनीयम्: the night
• रजनीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular (object of implied ‘to spend/observe’)

• मया: with me
• मया: Saha (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3/सह), एकवचन; instrumental ‘with me’

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-प्रयोग-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय; ‘thus/in this manner’

• ऋत्विक्-उपाध्यायैः: with priests and preceptors
• ऋत्विक्-उपाध्यायैः: Saha (सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत्विज् + उपाध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/सह), बहुवचन; instrumental plural; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (ऋत्विजश्च उपाध्यायाश्च)

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-प्रयोग-अव्यय

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; accusative ‘me’

• उक्तवान्: said
• उक्तवान्: Karta (कर्ता) (with pitā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्तवत्/perfect participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘having said/said’

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; nominative singular

Context

Tonight, Sita, the officiating priests and preceptors will take to fasting along with me. This is what father told me.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Kauśalyā
• Daśaratha
• upādhyāya (preceptors)

FAQs

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

Dharma as disciplined preparation: fasting and observance purify intention and action before assuming public responsibility, honoring truth through ritual integrity.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma tells Kauśalyā that he, Sītā, and the priests and teachers will fast that night as preparation for the consecration.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control and reverence for tradition—Rāma accepts austerity as part of righteous leadership, and Sītā is included as a devoted partner in dharma.