Valmiki Ramayana 2.6.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 17

रामाभिषेकपूर्वसज्जा · Preparations for Rama’s Coronation

Devanagari script

कृतपुष्पोपहारश्च धूपगन्धाधिवासितः ।

राजमार्गः कृतः श्रीमान्पौरै रामाभिषेचने ॥१७॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.6.17

Transliteration

kṛtapuṣpopahāraś ca dhūpagandhādhivāsitaḥ |

rājamārgaḥ kṛtaḥ śrīmān paurai rāmābhiṣecane ||17||

Translation

Zur Krönung Rāmas machten die Bürger die Königsstraße prächtig: mit Blumenopfern bestreut und vom Duft des Weihrauchs durchzogen.

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Word by Word

• कृत-पुष्प-उपहारः: having offerings of flowers arranged
• कृत-पुष्प-उपहारः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate-nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—पुष्पाणाम् उपहारः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + कृतः (कर्मधारय-भावः ‘made/arranged’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धूप-गन्ध-अधिवासितः: perfumed with incense-fragrance
• धूप-गन्ध-अधिवासितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिवासित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘अधिवासित’ = अधि+वास् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—धूपस्य गन्धः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) तेन अधिवासितः

• राज-मार्गः: the royal road
• राज-मार्गः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—राज्ञः मार्गः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• कृतः: was made/prepared
• कृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे—‘was made’

• श्रीमान्: splendid/glorious
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (राजमार्गः)

• पौरैः: by the citizens
• पौरैः: Karana (करण/Agent-instrumental; by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• राम-अभिषेचने: on the occasion of Rama’s coronation
• राम-अभिषेचने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिषेचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—रामस्य अभिषेचनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Context

On the occasion of Rama's coronation the highway, strewn with flowers and rendered fragrant with the burning of incense by the citizens looked glorious.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Ayodhyā (implied city setting)
• citizens (paura)
• royal road (rājamārga)
• flowers (puṣpa)
• incense (dhūpa)

FAQs

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

Civic dharma: the people uphold social order and righteousness by honoring a worthy ruler and participating responsibly in public rites.

What is the narrative situation?

Ayodhyā is being ceremonially prepared for Rāma’s coronation; the main road is decorated and perfumed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective devotion and public-mindedness—the citizens’ willingness to serve the common good through respectful celebration.