Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 15

अभिषेकोपवास-आदेशः

Coronation Preparations and the Fast Enjoined

Devanagari script

स राजभवनप्रख्यात्तस्माद्रामनिवेशानात्।निर्गत्य ददृशे मार्गं वसिष्ठो जनसंवृतम्।।।।

Transliteration

sa rājabhavanaprakhyāt tasmād rāmaniveśanāt |

nirgatya dadṛśe mārgaṃ vasiṣṭho janasaṃvṛtam ||

Translation

ثم خرج فاسيشثا من مسكن راما، المشهور بأنه كقصرٍ ملكيّ، فرأى الطريق مكتظًّا بالناس من كل جانب.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rāja-bhavana-prakhyāt: from (that) famed as a royal palace
• rāja-bhavana-prakhyāt: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + bhavana (प्रातिपदिक) + prakhyāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (‘renowned as a royal palace’/‘like a royal palace’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of rāma-niveśanāt)

• tasmāt: from that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• rāma-niveśanāt: from Rāma’s abode
• rāma-niveśanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + niveśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• nirgatya: having come out
• nirgatya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having gone out’

• dadṛśe: saw/beheld
• dadṛśe: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mārgam: the road
• mārgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jana-saṃvṛtam: crowded with people
• jana-saṃvṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (‘covered/filled with people’); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of mārgam)

Context

The royal highways in the city of Ayodhya were jammed on all sides with groups of curious people.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Rāma
• Ayodhyā (implied by setting)

FAQs

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

Dharma as collective responsibility: society actively gathers for a righteous royal transition, and the priest moves to fulfill ritual duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Vasiṣṭha leaves Rāma’s residence and observes the public roads packed with people anticipating events.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vasiṣṭha’s sense of duty and orderly movement in service of a sacred civic rite.