Valmiki Ramayana 2.119.5 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 119, Shloka 5

अनसूयाप्रीतिदानम्

Anasūyā’s Blessing and the Forest Path

Devanagari script

एते चाप्यभिषेकार्द्रा मुनयः कलशोद्यताः।सहिता उपवर्तन्ते सलिलाप्लुतवल्कलाः।।।।

Transliteration

ete cāpy abhiṣekārdrā munayaḥ kalaśodyatāḥ |

sahitā upavartante salilāplutavalkalāḥ ||

Translation

Auch diese Weisen, noch feucht von ihren heiligen Waschungen, kehren gemeinsam zurück, die Wasserkrüge tragend; ihre Rindenkleider sind vom Wasser durchtränkt.

Word by Word

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• abhiṣeka-ārdrāḥ: wet from ablution
• abhiṣeka-ārdrāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक) + ārdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (abhiṣekena/abhiṣekāt ārdraḥ; conventional: abhiṣekārdrāḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (munayaḥ)

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• kalaśa-udyatāḥ: holding water-pitchers ready
• kalaśa-udyatāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + udyata (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (kalaśaṃ udyatāḥ = having pitchers raised/held), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (munayaḥ)

• sahitāḥ: together
• sahitāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक; √sah + kta)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (kta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘समूहिताः’ इत्यर्थे (together/in groups)

• upavartante: return/come back
• upavartante: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√vṛt (वृत् वर्तने)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• salila-āpluta-valkalāḥ: with bark-garments soaked in water
• salila-āpluta-valkalāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: salila (प्रातिपदिक) + āpluta (कृदन्त; ā-√plu प्लु गतौ/प्लवने + kta) + valkala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (valkalāḥ ye salilena āplutāḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (munayaḥ)

Context

O Rama, in this great forest demons will devour the ascetics if they find them impure or intoxicated or indolent. Prevent them.

Characters & Entities

• Munis (sages)
• Kalaśa (water-pot)
• Valkala (bark garments)

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown as disciplined daily practice—purity, simplicity, and collective harmony in an āśrama setting.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator depicts the hermitage routine: sages returning after ceremonial bathing with water vessels.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The sages’ tapas (austere discipline) and śauca (purity), foundational virtues supporting truthful and restrained living.