Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 125, Shloka 27

पुष्पकारोहणम्

Boarding the Puṣpaka; Honoring the Allies and Departure for Ayodhyā

Transliteration

te sarve vānarā ṛkṣāś ca mahā-balāḥ |

yathā-sukham asambādhaṃ divye tasminn upāviśan ||6.125.27||

Translation

وجلسوا جميعًا—الفانارا والدببة وحتى الرّاكشاسا الأقوياء—في تلك الفيمانة العجيبة بطمأنينة، غير متزاحمين، في سعةٍ وراحة.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (to ‘ते’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifies ते

• वानरराक्षसाः: vanaras and rakshasas
• वानरराक्षसाः: कर्ता (apposition to ‘ते’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः: वानराश्च राक्षसाश्च

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• महाबलाः: mighty
• महाबलाः: विशेषण (to ‘ते’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: महत् बलम् येषाम् (great-strong)

• यथासुखम्: comfortably
• यथासुखम्: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + सुख (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः: यथा + सुखम् → ‘as is comfortable/at ease’ (adverb)

• असम्बाधम्: without obstruction
• असम्बाधम्: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ + सम्बाध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative): ‘without crowding/unobstructed’

• दिव्ये: in the divine (car)
• दिव्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; qualifies तस्मिन् (locative)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• उपाविशन्: sat down
• उपाविशन्: क्रिया (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘sat down/entered and sat’

Context

"O Ruler of men, all the army will desert a king who is devoid of virtues, lowly and who is a destructor in the battlefield."

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Ṛkṣas (bears)
• Rākṣasas (allied, implied)

FAQs

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

Reconciliation and orderly coexistence after conflict: dharma culminates in restored harmony where diverse groups share space without hostility.

What is the narrative situation?

The allied forces settle into Puṣpaka for the journey, seated comfortably in the divine craft.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Social concord (saṅgati) after righteous victory—former divisions are quieted under Rāma’s dharmic order.