Valmiki Ramayana 2.59.12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 12

एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः

Devanagari script

जलजानि च पुष्पाणि माल्यानि स्थलजानि च।नाद्य भान्त्यल्पगन्धीनि फलानि च यथापुरम्।।2.59.12।।

Transliteration

jalajāni ca puṣpāṇi mālyāni sthalajāni ca |

nādya bhānty alpa-gandhīni phalāni ca yathāpuram ||

Translation

জলজ ফুল আৰু স্থলজ ফুলৰ মালা—এমনকি ফলবোৰো—আজি যথাপূৰ্বং উজ্জ্বল নহয়; সুগন্ধ অল্প, শোভা ক্ষীণ হৈ পৰিছে।

Word by Word

• jalajāni: water-born
• jalajāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with puṣpāṇi; ‘water-born’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• puṣpāṇi: flowers
• puṣpāṇi: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mālyāni: garlands
• mālyāni: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sthalajāni: land-born
• sthalajāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthala (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with mālyāni (and/or puṣpāṇi by coordination); ‘land-born’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla (काल/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• bhānti: shine/appear splendid
• bhānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhā (भा धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• alpa-gandhīni: slightly fragrant
• alpa-gandhīni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक) + gandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with phalāni; ‘having little fragrance’

• phalāni: fruits
• phalāni: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• yathā-puram: as before
• yathā-puram: Upamā/Prakāra (उपमा/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + puram (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva; adverbial: ‘as before/like earlier’

Context

Bunches of flowers grown in water and on land, as well as fruits with their scant fragrance do not shine as before.

Characters & Entities

• flowers (puṣpa)
• garlands (mālya)
• fruits (phala)

FAQs

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

The verse implies that moral order supports prosperity and auspiciousness; the fading of fragrance symbolizes the felt loss of dharmic presence in the world.

What is the narrative situation?

Continuing his report, Sumantra describes how ordinary auspicious beauty—flowers, garlands, fruits—seems dulled after Rāma’s departure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s auspiciousness (maṅgalatva) and the idea that a righteous person’s presence uplifts the environment and society.