Valmiki Ramayana 2.6.6: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 6

रामाभिषेकपूर्वसज्जा

Preparations for Rama’s Coronation

Devanagari script

तत्र श्रृण्वन्सुखा वाच स्सूतमागधवन्दिनाम्।पूर्वां सध्यामुपासीनो जजाप यतमानसः।।2.6.6।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.6.6

Transliteration

tatra śṛṇvan sukhā vācaḥ sūtamāgadhavandinām |

pūrvāṃ sandhyām upāsīno jajāpa yatamānasaḥ || 2.6.6 ||

Translation

هناك، وهو يصغي إلى الكلمات العذبة للسوتا والماغَدها والمنشدين، أقام عبادة الفجر، وردّد أدعيته بعقلٍ منضبط.

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/काले अव्यय

• śṛṇvan: listening
• śṛṇvan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्; present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• sukhāḥ: pleasant
• sukhāḥ: Karma (कर्म; विशेष्य-विशेषणभावेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘vācāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• vācaḥ: words, utterances
• vācaḥ: Karma (कर्म; श्रवणस्य विषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• sūta-māgadha-vandinām: of bards, panegyrists, and singers
• sūta-māgadha-vandinām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक) + māgadha (प्रातिपदिक) + vandin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (सूताश्च मागधाश्च वन्दिनश्च)

• pūrvām: early, former
• pūrvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘sandhyām’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• sandhyām: the twilight rite (morning sandhyā)
• sandhyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• upāsīnaḥ: having sat (in attendance/worship)
• upāsīnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + √ās (आस् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त; past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: उप; ‘having sat/being seated (for worship)’

• jajāpa: chanted, recited
• jajāpa: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (जप् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yata-mānasaḥ: with controlled mind
• yata-mānasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yata (कृदन्त; √yam धातु) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

Context

The son of the king (Rama) partook the remainder of the havis seeking his own welfare. With a restrained mind and a vow of silence, he meditated upon Lord Narayana and slept along with Vaidehi on a well-spread bed of kusha grass in the auspicious temple of lord Visnu.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• sūta (bards)
• māgadha (minstrels)
• sandhyā (twilight worship)

FAQs

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

Dharma is daily spiritual discipline: even amid praise and celebration, one first honors sacred routine and self-control.

What is the narrative situation?

As the coronation day approaches, performers praise Rāma while he completes the prescribed morning rites and prayer.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness—Rāma remains centered and devotional, not distracted by acclaim.