Valmiki Ramayana 2.91.43: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 43

भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

तेनैव च मूहूर्तेन दिव्याऽभरणभूषिताः।आगुर्विंशतिसाहस्राः ब्रह्मणा प्रहिताः स्त्रियः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.91.43

Transliteration

tenaiva ca muhūrtena divyābharaṇa-bhūṣitāḥ | āgur viṃśati-sāhasrāḥ brahmaṇā prahitāḥ striyaḥ ||

Translation

সেই মুহূৰ্ততেই দিব্য অলংকাৰৰে ভূষিতা বিশ হাজাৰ নাৰী—ব্ৰহ্মাদেৱে প্ৰেৰিত—সেখানে উপস্থিত হ’ল।

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Word by Word

• तेन: by that; at that
• तेन: करण/अधिकरण (Instrument/Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instr/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-रूप (contextual) — ‘by/at that’

• एव: just, indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुहूर्तेन: in a moment
• मुहूर्तेन: करण/कालाधिकरण (Instrument/Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन (Singular) — time-instrument ‘within a moment’

• दिव्य-आभरण-भूषिताः: adorned with divine ornaments
• दिव्य-आभरण-भूषिताः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष्, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: दिव्यैः आभरणैः भूषिताः; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nom), बहुवचन (Plural) — agreeing with ‘स्त्रियः’

• आगुः: came
• आगुः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• विंशति-साहस्राः: twenty thousand
• विंशति-साहस्राः: विशेषण (Quantifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विंशति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical): विंशतिः सहस्राणि = 20000; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nom), बहुवचन (Plural) — agreeing with ‘स्त्रियः’ (sense: ‘twenty-thousand (in number)’)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: कर्ता-हेतुः/करण (Agent in passive sense; ‘by Brahmā’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रहिताः: sent, dispatched
• प्रहिताः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √हि (धातु) / √प्रहि (send) (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nom), बहुवचन (Plural) — agreeing with ‘स्त्रियः’

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nom), बहुवचन (Plural)

Context

At that very moment twenty thousand women adorned with beautiful ornaments sent by Brahma presented themselves.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

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

Dharma is depicted as creating auspicious order and support; the narrative frames abundance and service as aligned with righteous reception of guests.

What is the narrative situation?

Further elements of the miraculous hospitality appear—celestial attendants arrive in vast number, attributed to Brahmā’s sending.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The host’s completeness in service—ensuring comfort and honor for guests through every needed provision.