Valmiki Ramayana 2.19.31 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 19, Shloka 31

एकोनविंशः सर्गः (Sarga 19): Rāma’s Unshaken Acceptance of Exile and Kaikeyī’s Urgency

Devanagari script

अभिषेचनिकं भाण्डं कृत्वा रामः प्रदक्षिणम्।शनैर्जगाम सापेक्षो दृष्टिं तत्राविचालयन्।।2.19.31।।

Transliteration

abhiṣecanikaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ kṛtvā rāmaḥ pradakṣiṇam |

śanair jagāma sāpekṣo dṛṣṭiṃ tatrāvicālayan || 2.19.31 ||

Translation

Rama vollzog die Pradakshina um die für die Weihe bereiteten Gefäße und ging dann langsam fort, den Blick aufmerksam und unbewegt auf sie gerichtet.

Word by Word

• अभिषेचनिकम्: pertaining to consecration
• अभिषेचनिकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिषेचनिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies भाण्डम्)

• भाण्डम्: vessel/utensil
• भाण्डम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having done/made’ (with implied ‘taking/arranging’)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative of manner)

• शनैः: slowly
• शनैः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सापेक्षः: attentive/with regard
• सापेक्षः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स+अपेक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies रामः)

• दृष्टिम्: gaze
• दृष्टिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• अविचालयन्: not moving (his gaze)
• अविचालयन्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+चल् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle) with negation prefix अ-; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘not moving (it)’ (agreeing with रामः)

Context

Rama circumambulated the vessels meant for the consecration ceremony and steadily glancing at them with attention slowly moved away.

Characters & Entities

• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma is steadiness in duty and reverence for sacred order: even when kingship is slipping away, Rama honors the consecration implements and remains composed.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama notices and pays respect to the consecration items prepared for his coronation and then departs, mindful and unshaken.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Equanimity and self-control (dhairya, indriya-nigraha) amid reversal of fortune.