Valmiki Ramayana 2.50.32 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 50, Shloka 32

गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः

Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha

Devanagari script

सुमन्त्रोऽप्यवतीर्यास्मान्मोचयित्वा हयोत्तमान्।वृक्षमूलगतं राममुपतस्थे कृताञ्जलिः।।2.50.32।।

Transliteration

sumantraḥ ’py avatīryāsmān mocayitvā hayottamān | vṛkṣamūlagataṃ rāmam upatasthē kṛtāñjaliḥ || 2.50.32 ||

Translation

Auch Sumantra stieg herab, spannte die vortrefflichen Pferde aus und stand dann mit gefalteten Händen bei Rāma am Fuß des Baumes.

Word by Word

• सुमन्त्रः: Sumantra
• सुमन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle ('also/even')

• अवतीर्य: having alighted
• अवतीर्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), 'having descended/alighted'

• अस्मात्: from this (chariot)
• अस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी, एकवचन; 'from this' (i.e., from the chariot)

• मोचयित्वा: having unyoked/released
• मोचयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-क्त्वान्त (causative gerund), 'having released/unfastened'

• हय-उत्तमान्: the best horses
• हय-उत्तमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'the best horses'

• वृक्ष-मूल-गतम्: seated/being at the tree-root
• वृक्ष-मूल-गतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; past participle (क्त) 'gone to/being at the foot of the tree' qualifying रामम्

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपतस्थे: stood near/attended
• उपतस्थे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; 'stood near/attended'

• कृताञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि 'one whose palms are made (folded)'

Context

Rama, delight of the Ikshvakus, along with his consort and Lakshmana reached that beautiful tree and alighted from the chariot.

Characters & Entities

• Sumantra
• Rāma
• horses
• tree (camp site)

FAQs

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

Dharma as respectful service: Sumantra’s actions show devotion, humility, and correct conduct toward a righteous prince even in adversity.

What is the narrative situation?

After stopping for the night, Sumantra tends to the horses and then attends Rāma reverently.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and humility: Sumantra combines practical duty with reverent demeanor.