Valmiki Ramayana 2.5.6 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 6

अभिषेकोपवास-आदेशः

Coronation Preparations and the Fast Enjoined

Devanagari script

तमागतमृषिं रामस्त्वरन्निव ससम्भ्रमः।मानयिष्यन्समानार्हं निश्चक्राम निवेशनात्।।।।

Transliteration

tam āgatam ṛṣiṃ rāmas tvarann iva sa-sambhramaḥ |

mānayiṣyan samānārhaṃ niścakrāma niveśanāt ||

Translation

Als Rāma den ankommenden ṛṣi erblickte, trat er, in ehrfürchtiger Eile, aus seiner Wohnung heraus, um ihn zu ehren, wie es einem gleichermaßen Verehrungswürdigen gebührt.

Word by Word

• abhyetya: having approached
• abhyetya: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + i (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/य-प्रत्यय), from √abhi-i (अभ्ये), ‘having approached’

• tvaramāṇaḥ: hastening
• tvaramāṇaḥ: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tvar (धातु)
• Form: Present middle participle (शानच्), Masculine Nominative Singular; ‘hastening’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• ratha-abhyāśam: near the chariot
• ratha-abhyāśam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (goal/near-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha + abhyāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘near the chariot’

• manīṣiṇaḥ: of the wise one
• manīṣiṇaḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manīṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive Singular; ‘of the sage’

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रम/अनन्तर)

• avatārayāmāsa: made (him) alight
• avatārayāmāsa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + tṛ (धातु)
• Form: Causative (णिच्) of √tṛ (तॄ) ‘to cross/descend’ → ‘to cause to descend’; Periphrastic perfect-like narrative form, 3rd person Singular, Parasmaipada

• parigṛhya: having taken hold (of him)
• parigṛhya: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + grah (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/य-प्रत्यय), from √pari-grah (परिग्रह्), ‘having taken/held’

• rathāt: from the chariot
• rathāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative Singular

• svayam: personally
• svayam: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic adverb

Context

The king then, dully permitted by the preceptor, disposed the assembly of men and stepped into his inner apartment, like a lion entering the cave of a mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

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

Dharma is reverence to elders and teachers: Rāma actively steps forward to honour the sage, showing that righteousness includes humility and prompt respect.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma notices Vasiṣṭha’s arrival and immediately comes out to receive him properly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s humility, readiness to serve, and respect for spiritual authority are emphasized.