Valmiki Ramayana 2.57.13 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 57, Shloka 13

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

Sumantra’s Return to Ayodhya and the Palace’s Lament

Devanagari script

दानयज्ञविवाहेषु समाजेषु महत्सु च।न द्रक्ष्यामः पुन र्जातु धार्मिकं राममन्तरा।।।।

Transliteration

dāna-yajña-vivāheṣu samājeṣu mahatsu ca | na drakṣyāmaḥ punar jātu dhārmikaṃ rāmam antarā ||

Translation

Bei Gaben der Wohltätigkeit, bei Opfern, Hochzeiten und großen Versammlungen werden wir den rechtschaffenen Rāma in unserer Mitte niemals wiedersehen.

Word by Word

• दान-यज्ञ-विवाहेषु: in charities, sacrifices, and weddings
• दान-यज्ञ-विवाहेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + vivāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी 7), Plural (बहुवचन); द्वन्द्व-समासः (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः) ‘in charities, sacrifices, and weddings’

• समाजेषु: in assemblies
• समाजेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• महत्सु: great
• महत्सु: Adhikarana-anvaya (अधिकरणविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural; agrees with समाजेषु (masc.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेधः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation

• द्रक्ष्यामः: we shall see
• द्रक्ष्यामः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• जातु: ever
• जातु: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jātu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, temporal adverb ‘ever/at any time’

• धार्मिकम्: righteous
• धार्मिकम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhārmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies रामम्

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्तरा: without; in absence of
• अन्तरा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/without)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: antarā (अव्यय/उपपद)
• Form: Avyaya used as postposition (उपपद), governs Accusative; ‘without, except’

Context

No longer will we see Rama at sacrifices, weddings, great assemblies and at places of charitable activity.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• people of Ayodhyā
• dāna (charity)
• yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

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

Dharma is communal and visible: the righteous person elevates public rites and social institutions; his absence feels like a moral vacuum in civic and sacred life.

What is the narrative situation?

Citizens list the public and religious occasions where Rāma used to appear, grieving that such dharmic presence will be lost.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dhārmikatā (righteousness) as a public exemplar—his conduct sanctifies communal events by personal integrity.