Valmiki Ramayana 2.22.11 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 22, Shloka 11

अभिषेक-निवृत्ति-उपदेशः

Withdrawal of the Coronation: Rama’s Counsel to Lakshmana

Devanagari script

अभिषेकविधानं तु तस्मात्संहृत्य लक्ष्मण।अन्वगेवाहमिच्छामि वनं गन्तुमितःपुनः।।।।

Transliteration

abhiṣeka-vidhānaṃ tu tasmāt saṃhṛtya lakṣmaṇa | anvag evāham icchāmi vanaṃ gantum itaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

Darum, o Lakṣmaṇa, lass die Anordnungen zur Weihe zurücknehmen; erst danach wünsche ich von hier in den Wald aufzubrechen.

Word by Word

• अभिषेकविधानम्: the arrangement for consecration
• अभिषेकविधानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक-विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अभिषेकस्य विधानम्)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समुच्चयार्थ-व्यतिरेकसूचक (but/indeed)

• तस्मात्: from that (therefore/from there)
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• संहृत्य: having withdrawn
• संहृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having withdrawn/collected’

• लक्ष्मण: O Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्वग्: afterwards
• अन्वग्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्वग् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (afterwards/thereupon)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/just)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इच्छामि: desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वनम्: the forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); ‘to go’

• इतः: from here
• इतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (from here)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थ (again)

Context

Therefore, O Lakshmana! I want the arrangement for coronation withdrawn before I proceed to the forest from here itself.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Dharma is orderly righteousness: Rāma insists the public rite be properly withdrawn before he leaves, preventing chaos and preserving the moral legitimacy of the kingdom.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma instructs Lakṣmaṇa to stop the coronation proceedings and prepares to go to the forest in compliance with the new command.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s discipline and respect for social-ritual order (maryādā), even amid personal loss.