Valmiki Ramayana 2.65.27-28: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 65, Shlokas 27-28

अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः · Daśaratha’s Death Discovered in the Palace

Morning Rites Turn to Lament

Devanagari script

तत् परित्रस्तन्त्रसम्भ्रान्त पर्युत्सुकजनाकुलम् ।

सर्वतस्तुमुलाक्रन्दं परितापार्तबान्धवम् ॥२७॥

सद्यो निपतितानन्दं दीनविक्लबदर्शनम् ।

बभूव नरदेवस्य सद्म दिष्टान्तमीयुषः ॥२८॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.65.27-28

Transliteration

tat paritrastantrasambhrānta paryutsukajanākulam |

sarvatas tumulākrandaṃ paritāpārtabāndhavam ||27||

sadyo nipatitānandaṃ dīnaviklabadarśanam |

babhūva naradevasya sadma diṣṭāntam īyuṣaḥ ||28||

Translation

Beim Tod des Königs verlor der Palast sogleich jede Freude: voll gedrängt von ängstlichen, erschrockenen Menschen, überall widerhallend von tumultartigen Klagerufen und erfüllt von Verwandten, die vom Kummer gequält wurden; er wirkte gänzlich elend und zerbrochen.

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Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with सद्म)

• परित्रस्त-न्त्र-सम्भ्रान्त: confused and frightened
• परित्रस्त-न्त्र-सम्भ्रान्त: विशेषण (of sadma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परित्रस्त (कृदन्त; √त्रस्, क्त; परि-) + त्र (प्रातिपदिक; here as 'instrument/means' in poetic compound) + सम्भ्रान्त (कृदन्त; √भ्रम्, क्त; सम्-)
• Form: बहुपद-कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive chain), प्रथमा, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with सद्म)

• पर्युत्सुक-जन-आकुलम्: crowded with anxious people
• पर्युत्सुक-जन-आकुलम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्युत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक) + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ākula with people who are anxious), प्रथमा, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• सर्वतः: everywhere
• सर्वतः: क्रियाविशेषण/देशाधिकरण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देश-वाचक (adverb: on all sides)

• तुमुल-आक्रन्दम्: with tumultuous wailing
• तुमुल-आक्रन्दम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल (प्रातिपदिक) + आक्रन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, प्रथमा, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• परिताप-आर्त-बान्धवम्: with relatives distressed by grief
• परिताप-आर्त-बान्धवम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिताप (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्त (प्रातिपदिक) + बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (bāndhava who are distressed by anguish), प्रथमा, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• सद्यः: at once
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल-वाचक (immediately)

• निपतित-आनन्दम्: whose joy had fallen away
• निपतित-आनन्दम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निपतित (कृदन्त; √पत्, क्त; नि-) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, प्रथमा, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• दीन-विक्लब-दर्शनम्: having a miserable, helpless appearance
• दीन-विक्लब-दर्शनम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक) + विक्लब (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive), प्रथमा, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• नर-देवस्य: of the king
• नर-देवस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('god among men' = king), षष्ठी, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• सद्म: palace, abode
• सद्म: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्मन्/सद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• दिष्टान्तम्: death, demise
• दिष्टान्तम्: कर्मप्रवचनीय/पूरक (Predicative complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्टान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative) used predicatively (as complement), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोग (here n. sense: 'end, fate')

• ईयुषः: of him who had gone (to his end)
• ईयुषः: सम्बन्ध-विशेषण
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: क्वसु-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Perfect participle/क्वसु), षष्ठी, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (qualifying नरदेवस्य: 'of him who has gone to...')

Context

On the demise of Dasaratha, joy instantly vanished. The palace was thronged with anxious people who were exceedingly bewildered and frightened. The royal family was anguished with distress. The palace was filled all over with the tumult of cries of agony. And it looked miserable with grief.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha (naradeva, implied)
• palace (sadma)
• kinsmen/relatives (bāndhava)

FAQs

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

It reiterates the dharmic theme that leadership is a moral and emotional anchor for society; the king’s death shakes the collective psyche and social order.

What is the narrative situation?

A repeated/parallel description (as transmitted here) of the palace’s immediate transformation into a space of mourning after Daśaratha’s death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The king’s role as stabilizer is emphasized by contrast—his absence reveals the dependence of many upon his protection.