Valmiki Ramayana 2.59.6: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 6

एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः

Devanagari script

उभाभ्यां राजपुत्राभ्यामथ कृत्वाहमञ्जलिम् ।

प्रस्थितो रथमास्थाय तद्दुःखमपि धारयन् ॥६॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.59.6

Transliteration

ubhābhyāṁ rājaputrābhyām atha kṛtvāham añjalim |

prasthito ratham āsthāya tadduḥkham api dhārayan ||6||

Translation

Dann erwies ich beiden Prinzen mit gefalteten Händen die Ehrerbietung, bestieg den Wagen und brach auf, auch jenen Schmerz bezwingend.

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Word by Word

• ubhābhyām: by/with both
• ubhābhyām: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective); द्विलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः; तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Instrumental dual)

• rājaputrābhyām: by/with the two princes
• rājaputrābhyām: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājaputra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (rājan + putra); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Instrumental dual)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समयान्तर-बोधक (particle: 'then/thereafter')

• kṛtvā: having made/done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); धातुः √कृ; अर्थः 'having done/made'

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुष-प्रयोगः; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• añjalim: folded hands/salutation
• añjalim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• prasthitaḥ: (I) set out/departed
• prasthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used predicatively); धातुः √स्था with उपसर्ग 'प्र'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ratham: chariot
• ratham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• āsthāya: having mounted
• āsthāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); धातुः √स्था with उपसर्ग 'आ'; अर्थः 'having mounted/ascended'

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• duḥkham: grief/sorrow
• duḥkham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे (particle: 'also/even')

• dhārayan: bearing/enduring
• dhārayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle); धातुः √धृ; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः 'bearing/holding back'

Context

Thereafter, controlling my grief and paying obeisance to both the princes with foldedpalms, I ascended the chariot and returned.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Chariot (ratha)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches dharma as disciplined conduct: one must perform one’s duty with respect and restraint, even when the heart is overwhelmed by sorrow.

What is the narrative situation?

After accompanying the exiled princes, Sumantra formally pays reverence and begins the return journey to Ayodhyā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sumantra’s composure and propriety are emphasized—he honors the princes and controls grief to carry out his assigned responsibility.