Valmiki Ramayana 2.91.32 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 32

भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

चतुश्शालानि शुभ्राणि शालाश्च गजवाजिनाम्।हर्म्यप्रासादसम्बाधास्तोरणानि शुभानि च।।।।

Transliteration

catuśśālāni śubhrāṇi śālāś ca gajavājinām |

harmyaprāsādasambādhās toraṇāni śubhāni ca ||

Translation

Helle, weiße Viereckhöfe erschienen, dazu Ställe für Elefanten und Pferde, und glückverheißende Tore, dicht gesetzt zwischen Herrenhäusern und Palästen.

Word by Word

• चतुःशालानि: quadrangles; four-halled structures
• चतुःशालानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुः-शाला (प्रातिपदिक; चतुः + शाला)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्विगुसमास (संख्यापूर्वकः)

• शुभ्राणि: bright; white
• शुभ्राणि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of चतुःशालानि)

• शालाः: stables; halls
• शालाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• गजवाजिनाम्: of elephants and horses
• गजवाजिनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज-वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक; गज + वाजिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (गजाश्च वाजिनश्च)

• हर्म्यप्रासादसम्बाधाः: crowded with mansions and palaces
• हर्म्यप्रासादसम्बाधाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्म्य-प्रासाद-सम्बाध (प्रातिपदिक; हर्म्य + प्रासाद + सम्बाध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of तोरणानि); तत्पुरुषसमास (हर्म्यप्रासादैः सम्बाधाः = crowded/filled with mansions & palaces)

• तोरणानि: archways; gateways
• तोरणानि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• शुभानि: auspicious; splendid
• शुभानि: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of तोरणानि)

• च: also; and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

Context

Bright quadrangles, stables for elephants and horses, auspicious arch ways for palaces and mansions sprang up.

Characters & Entities

• Elephants
• Horses

FAQs

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

Dharma includes responsible stewardship: even animals in service (horses, elephants) are provided proper shelter and order.

What is the narrative situation?

The verse lists the infrastructural marvels that arise to accommodate a royal army and its needs.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Organized care and foresight (vyavasthā), implied in preparing appropriate spaces for all.