Valmiki Ramayana 1.1.96 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 96

श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis

Narada’s Summary to Valmiki

Devanagari script

राजवंशान्शतगुणान्स्थापयिष्यति राघव: ।चातुर्वर्ण्यं च लोकेऽस्मिन् स्वे स्वे धर्मे नियोक्ष्यति ।।।।

Transliteration

rājavaṃśān śataguṇān sthāpayiṣyati rāghavaḥ |

cāturvarṇyaṃ ca loke 'smin sve sve dharme niyokṣyati ||

Translation

Rāghava wird königliche Geschlechter hundertfach begründen, und in dieser Welt wird er die vier Varṇas anweisen, in ihren jeweiligen Pflichten zu stehen.

Word by Word

• daśa-varṣa-sahasrāṇi: ten-thousand years
• daśa-varṣa-sahasrāṇi: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (ten-years-thousands = 'ten thousand years')

• daśa-varṣa-śatāni: ten-hundred years (one thousand years)
• daśa-varṣa-śatāni: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (ten-years-hundreds = 'one thousand years')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• rājyam: the kingdom; sovereignty
• rājyam: Karma (कर्म/object of upāsitvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• upāsitvā: having reigned
• upāsitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ās (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having ruled/served'

• brahma-lokam: Brahmaloka
• brahma-lokam: Karma (कर्म/goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• prayāsyati: will attain; will go
• prayāsyati: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Context

Rama will establish hundredfold royal dynasties and employ the four castes to do their respective duties, in this world.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Raghu lineage (implied by epithet)

FAQs

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

Dharma is framed as social responsibility: a ruler sustains order by ensuring that people follow their rightful duties, preventing chaos and injustice.

What is the narrative situation?

Nārada’s synopsis highlights Rāma’s role as an organizer of stable governance and societal duty in his reign.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Administrative righteousness—Rāma’s capacity to establish stable institutions and align society with dharma.