Valmiki Ramayana 2.6.25 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 25

रामाभिषेकपूर्वसज्जा

Preparations for Rama’s Coronation

Devanagari script

एवंविधं कथयतां पौराणां शुश्रुवु स्तदा।दिग्भ्योपि श्रुतवृत्तान्ता: प्राप्ता जानपदा जनाः।।2.6.25।।

Transliteration

evaṃvidhaṃ kathayatāṃ paurāṇāṃ śuśruvuḥ tadā |

digbhyo 'pi śrutavṛttāntāḥ prāptā jānapadā janāḥ || 2.6.25 ||

Translation

Während die Bürger so sprachen, kamen damals aus allen Himmelsrichtungen Leute vom Lande herbei, die die Kunde vernommen hatten, und hörten den Bericht.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘thus/in this manner’

• विधम्: manner, way
• विधम्: Karma (कर्म) (object of कथयताम्: ‘such a manner/story’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘manner/type’; एवम् + विधम् (अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः, but written separately here)

• कथयताम्: of (those) speaking/telling
• कथयताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रायः अर्थः; षष्ठी-बहुवचन रूपेण (genitive plural) ‘of those who are speaking’ (वर्तमानकृदन्त-प्रयोगसदृशः)

• पौराणाम्: of the citizens
• पौराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘of the citizens’

• शुश्रुवुः: heard
• शुश्रुवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘they heard’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal adverb): ‘then/at that time’

• दिग्भ्यः: from the quarters
• दिग्भ्यः: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (ablative/5th), बहुवचन; ‘from the directions/quarters’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): ‘also/even’

• श्रुतवृत्तान्ताः: having heard the news
• श्रुतवृत्तान्ताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत-वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘श्रुत’ + ‘वृत्तान्त’ (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः: ‘heard the news/story’); विशेषण of जनाः

• प्राप्ताः: arrived
• प्राप्ताः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle used finitely), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘arrived’ (गतार्थे)

• जानपदाः: countryfolk
• जानपदाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जानपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of जनाः: ‘from the countryside’

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Context

Having heard about the coronation of Rama, villagers arrived from all directions andlistened to the citizens conversing in this manner.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā
• citizens (paura)
• directions/quarters (diś)

FAQs

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

Shared civic-righteousness: dharma becomes a collective celebration when the wider populace gathers to support a just and truthful political transition.

What is the narrative situation?

News of Rāma’s coronation spreads; rural people come from all quarters to Ayodhyā and listen to the city’s excited discussions.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s public trustworthiness (implied): the widespread eagerness reflects confidence in his dharmic character.