Shloka 28

Raghunātha’s Entry into the City

Ayodhyā Festival Preparations and Procession

Devanagari script

इति शृण्वञ्छुभां वाचं पौराणां हर्षितांगिनाम् । रामदर्शनसंजात पुलकोद्भेद शोभिनाम्

Transliteration

iti śṛṇvañchubhāṃ vācaṃ paurāṇāṃ harṣitāṃginām | rāmadarśanasaṃjāta pulakodbheda śobhinām

Translation

Als er jene glückverheißenden Worte der Purāṇa-Rezitatoren vernahm—deren Leiber vor Freude erbebten und im Gänsehautglanz von Rāmas Anblick erstrahlten—(antwortete er/sie).

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (वाक्यार्थ-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• śṛṇvan: hearing
• śṛṇvan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु) > śṛṇvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Puṃliṅga Prathamā Ekavacana; ‘hearing’

• śubhām: auspicious
• śubhām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2 विभक्ति), Ekavacana; qualifying vācam

• vācam: speech/words
• vācam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2 विभक्ति), Ekavacana

• paurāṇām: of the citizens
• paurāṇām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6 विभक्ति), Bahuvacana; ‘of the townspeople/citizens’

• harṣita-aṅginām: whose bodies were thrilled with joy
• harṣita-aṅginām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harṣita (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Bahuvacana; bahuvrīhi ‘whose bodies are delighted’ qualifying paurāṇām

• rāma-darśana-saṃjāta: arisen from seeing Rāma
• rāma-darśana-saṃjāta: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘arisen from the sight of Rāma’; used adjectivally (agreeing with following gen. plural)

• pulaka-udbheda-śobhinām: shining with goosebumps
• pulaka-udbheda-śobhinām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pulaka (प्रातिपदिक) + udbheda (प्रातिपदिक) + śobhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6 विभक्ति), Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa ‘shining with the eruption of horripilation’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; the verse describes the Purāṇikas and the effect of Rāma’s darśana rather than a direct speech)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: śṛṇvañchubhām: śṛṇvan + śubhām (sandhi: n + ś → ñch). harṣitāṃginām: harṣita-aṅginām (sandhi: a + a → ā). pulakodbheda: pulaka + udbheda (sandhi: a + u → o).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

What devotional mood (bhāva) is highlighted in this verse?

It highlights ecstatic devotion: joy (harṣa) and gooseflesh (pulaka) arising from Rāma’s darśana, a classic sign of intense bhakti.

Who are the “paurāṇāḥ/paurāṇikāḥ” mentioned here?

They are Purāṇa reciters or tradition-bearers who narrate Purāṇic accounts; the verse portrays them as emotionally transformed by the vision of Rāma.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does this verse imply?

It implies that sacred speech and sincere hearing, when centered on the divine (here, Rāma), naturally cultivate inner transformation and visible signs of devotion.