Valmiki Ramayana 2.50.44: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 50, Shloka 44

गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः

Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha

Devanagari script

कुशचीराजिनधरं फलमूलाशिनं च माम्।विद्धि प्रणिहितं धर्मे तापसं वनगोचरम्।।2.50.44।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.50.44

Transliteration

kuśacīrājinadharaṃ phalamūlāśinaṃ ca mām |

viddhi praṇihitaṃ dharme tāpasaṃ vanagocaram || 2.50.44 ||

Translation

Wisse mich im Dharma fest gegründet: als Asket, der im Wald umherzieht, bekleidet mit Kuśa-Gras, Rindenkleid und Antilopenfell, genährt von Früchten und Wurzeln.

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Word by Word

• अश्वानाम्: of the horses
• अश्वानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• खादनेन: with fodder
• खादनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• अर्थी: a seeker/one who wants
• अर्थी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषणम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अन्येन: with anything else
• अन्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental: ‘by/with anything else’)

• केनचित्: by anything whatsoever
• केनचित्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (निपात)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चित (by anything/anyone)

• एतावता: by this much/to this extent
• एतावता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (to this extent/by this much)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘here’)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (honorific)

• भविष्यामि: I shall become
• भविष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुपूजितः: well-honoured
• सुपूजितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + पूजित (प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) with उपसर्ग ‘सु-’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषणम्

Context

You must know me as an ascetic devoted to righeousness,and as a wanderer in the forest wearing garments made of bark, kusa grass and antelope skin, subsisting on fruits and roots.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Guha
• dharma
• tapas (ascetic life)
• kuśa
• cīra (bark cloth)
• ājina (antelope skin)
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown as steadfast self-discipline: Rama frames his exile not as loss but as a righteous vow, adopting an austere, truthful way of life.

What is the narrative situation?

On the forest-bound journey, Rama clarifies to Guha that he is living as an ascetic in exile—accepting simplicity and restraint.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vairāgya (detachment) and dharma-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in righteousness).