Valmiki Ramayana 2.115.21 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 115, Shloka 21

पादुकाभिषेकः

The Consecration of Rama’s Sandals and Bharata’s Trusteeship at Nandigrama

Devanagari script

अभिषिक्ते तु काकुत्स्थे प्रहृष्टमुदिते जने।प्रीतिर्मम यशश्चैव भवेद्राज्याच्चतुर्गुणम्।।।।

Transliteration

abhiṣikte tu kākutsthe prahṛṣṭamudite jane | prītir mama yaśaś caiva bhaved rāj्यāc caturguṇam ||

Translation

Wenn Kakutstha (Rāma) geweiht ist und das Volk in froher Freude jubelt, dann werden meine Freude und mein guter Ruf vierfach größer sein als jede Freude, die aus dem Königtum stammt.

Word by Word

• abhiṣikte: when consecrated/coronated
• abhiṣikte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी) Singular; “when (he) has been consecrated”

• tu: indeed, but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• kākutsthe: in/when Kākutstha (Rama)
• kākutsthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative Singular; in apposition with abhiṣikte

• prahṛṣṭa-mudite: in the delighted and joyful (state)
• prahṛṣṭa-mudite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, √hṛṣ धातु, क्त) + mudita (कृदन्त, √mud धातु, क्त)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) compound used adjectivally; Masculine, Locative Singular agreeing with jane

• jane: among the people
• jane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative Singular

• prītiḥ: joy, affection
• prītiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative Singular

• mama: of me, my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular

• yaśaḥ: fame, renown
• yaśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative Singular

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

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• bhavet: would be / will be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ (लिङ्) Optative; 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular; Parasmaipada

• rājyāt: than (from) the kingdom/rule
• rājyāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (पञ्चमी) Singular

• catur-guṇam: fourfold
• catur-guṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu (द्विगु) compound; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; predicate measure with bhavet (understood as “fourfold”)

Context

After Rama is coronated and the people are delighted and pleased, the renown andpleasure for me will be fourfold (what is obtained from ruling the kingdom).

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama (Kākutstha)
• people/subjects (jana)

FAQs

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

True fulfillment comes from dharmic order and public happiness, not from personal rule; Bharata values Rama’s coronation as the highest good.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata contrasts the satisfaction of seeing Rama crowned and the people rejoicing with the lesser satisfaction of holding kingship himself.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Detachment from power and concern for collective well-being: his ‘gain’ is the people’s joy under the rightful king.