Valmiki Ramayana 2.34.19 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 19

रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम्

The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse

Devanagari script

स्त्रीसहस्रनिनादश्च संजज्ञे राजवेश्मनि।हा हा रामेति सहसा भूषणध्वनिमूर्छितः।।।।

Transliteration

strīsahasraninādaś ca saṃjajñe rājaveśmani |

hā hā rāmeti sahasā bhūṣaṇadhvanimūrcchitaḥ ||

Translation

Plötzlich erhob sich im Königspalast das Wehklagen wie von tausend Frauen: „Weh, weh, Rama!“, vermischt mit dem wirren Klirren ihres Schmucks.

Word by Word

• strī-sahasra-ninādaḥ: cry of a thousand women
• strī-sahasra-ninādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + nināda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष chain): 'wailing/sound of a thousand women'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• saṃjajñe: arose
• saṃjajñe: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√jan (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• rāja-veśmani: in the royal palace
• rāja-veśmani: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + veśman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): 'in the king's palace'; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• hā: alas
• hā: Bhāva-prakāśa (भावप्रकाश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, exclamation (विस्मय/शोकवाचक)

• hā: alas
• hā: Bhāva-prakāśa (भावप्रकाश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, exclamation (विस्मय/शोकवाचक)

• rāma: O Rama
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-marker (उद्धरण-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, quotative particle (इति-वाचक)

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• bhūṣaṇa-dhvani-mūrchitaḥ: mingled with ornament-sounds
• bhūṣaṇa-dhvani-mūrchitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhvani (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrchita (प्रातिपदिक/क्तान्त from √mūrch)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: 'mingled/overpowered by the sound of ornaments'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

At the command of Rama, charioteer Sumantra whose senses were overwhelmed with grief quickly entered the apartment of the king and found him heaving sighs.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• palace (rājaveśman)
• palace women (strījana)

FAQs

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

The verse shows how a righteous person’s fate affects the wider community: Rama’s looming separation becomes collective sorrow, implying that dharmic leadership is socially binding and deeply felt.

What is the narrative situation?

As Daśaratha collapses and Rama arrives, the palace women erupt in loud lamentation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a single virtue of one character, but the household’s devotion to Rama—public affection for a dharmic prince.