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Valmiki Ramayana 2.65.6: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 65, Shloka 6

अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः — Daśaratha’s Death Discovered in the Palace

Morning Rites Turn to Lament

व्याहृताः पुण्यशब्दाश्च वीणानां चापि निस्स्वनाः।आशीर्गेयं च गाथानां पूरयामास वेश्म तत्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.65.6

vyāhṛtāḥ puṇyaśabdāś ca vīṇānāṁ cāpi nissvanāḥ | āśīrgēyaṁ ca gāthānāṁ pūrayāmāsa veśma tat ||

পুণ্য মন্ত্রোচ্চাৰ, বীণাৰ গম্ভীৰ নিনাদ আৰু গাথাসকলৰ আশীৰ্বাদময় গীত—এই সকলোয়ে সেই প্ৰাসাদ-মণ্ডপ সম্পূৰ্ণকৈ ভৰাই তুলিলে।

व्याहृताःuttered
व्याहृताः:
Karta (कर्ता) (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + आ + हृ (धातु) → व्याहृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formक्त-कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; (पुण्यशब्दाः/निस्स्वनाः) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
पुण्यशब्दाःsacred sounds
पुण्यशब्दाः:
Karta (कर्ता) (पूरयामास इत्यस्य साधन-समुच्चयः)
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्य + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
वीणानाम्of vīṇās
वीणानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवीणा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)
निस्स्वनाःnotes/sounds
निस्स्वनाः:
Karta (कर्ता) (समुच्चित-वस्तु)
TypeNoun
Rootनिः + स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन
आशीर्गेयम्benedictory chant
आशीर्गेयम्:
Karta (कर्ता) (समुच्चित-वस्तु)
TypeNoun
Rootआशीस् + गेयं (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; (पूरयामास इत्यस्य समुच्चित-वस्तु)
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
गाथानाम्of hymns/verses
गाथानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगाथा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन
पूरयामासfilled
पूरयामास:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपूर् (धातु) → पूरय (णिच्) (तिङन्त)
Formलिट्-लकार (Periphrastic perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: filled)
वेश्मhouse/palace
वेश्म:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (कर्म) (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; वेश्म इति विशेषणम्

The sacred songs of bards and panegyrists, notes of veena, chantings of metrical hymns and benedictory verses filled the palace.

V
vīṇā

FAQs

Dharma is upheld through maṅgala (auspicious) speech and art: sacred sound and disciplined performance are treated as supports of social and ritual order.

Multiple streams of sound—chants, instruments, and benedictions—combine to create a ceremonial atmosphere inside the palace.

Reverence and cultural refinement—valuing sacred utterance and regulated artistry in public life.

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