Valmiki Ramayana 2.87.14: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 87, Shloka 14

गुहसंवादः—रामस्य रात्रिवासवर्णनम्

Dialogue with Guha: Account of Rama’s Night Halt

Devanagari script

अन्नमुच्चावचं भक्षाः फलानि विविधानि च।रामायाभ्यवहारार्थं बहुचोपहृतं मया।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.87.14

Transliteration

annam uccāvacaṃ bhakṣāḥ phalāni vividhāni ca |

rāmāyābhyavahārārthaṃ bahu copahṛtaṃ mayā ||

Translation

Ich brachte für Rāma zu seiner Mahlzeit Reis von vielerlei Art, verschiedene Speisen und mannigfaltige Früchte — in reichem Überfluss dargebracht.

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Word by Word

• अन्नम्: food, rice
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• उच्चावचम्: of various kinds
• उच्चावचम्: Visheshana (विशेषण of अन्नम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्च + अवच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व ('high and low' → various)

• भक्षाः: eatables
• भक्षाः: Karma (कर्म/Object; listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (कर्म/Object; listed item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (विशेषण of फलानि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• रामाय: for Rama
• रामाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभ्यवहारार्थम्: for the purpose of a meal
• अभ्यवहारार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यवहार + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ-समास ('अभ्यवहारस्य अर्थः' = purpose of eating/meal)

• बहु: much, in plenty
• बहु: Visheshana (विशेषण of उपहृतम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); परिमाणवाचक (quantifier)

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

• उपहृतम्: brought, offered
• उपहृतम्: Kriya-phala (क्रियाफल/result; 'was brought')
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/agent-instrument; doer in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

Context

I offered Rama rice including a variety of eatables like fruits in great quantity for his food.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds dāna and hospitality: a host’s dharma is to provide food and care to a guest, especially one in hardship.

What is the narrative situation?

Guha recounts how he arranged abundant provisions for Rāma’s meal during Rāma’s forest-exile journey.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Guha’s generosity and attentive service (ātithya) toward Rāma.