Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

निपेतुश्च नरा स्सर्वे तेन शब्देन मोहिता:।वर्जयित्वा मुनिवरं राजानं तौ च राघवौ।।।।

Transliteration

nipetuś ca narāḥ sarve tena śabdena mohitāḥ | varjayitvā munivaraṃ rājānaṃ tau ca rāghavau ||

Translation

Von jenem Klang betört, stürzten alle Menschen zu Boden — ausgenommen der erhabenste Weise, der König und die beiden Rāghavas.

Word by Word

• nipetuḥ: fell down
• nipetuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-pat (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd) बहुवचन

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

• narāḥ: men
• narāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; nara-विशेषण

• tena: by that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd) एकवचन; ‘by that’

• śabdena: sound
• śabdena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन

• mohitāḥ: bewildered / stunned
• mohitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muh (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; nara-विशेषण

• varjayitvā: excepting / leaving aside
• varjayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund); ‘having excluded/excepting’

• muni-varam: the best sage
• muni-varam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘best sage’); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• rājānam: the king
• rājānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा द्विवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• rāghavau: the two Rāghavas
• rāghavau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा द्विवचन

Context

On hearing the sound, except Janaka, Viswamitra and the two raghavas (Rama and Lakshmana) the rest of the people around fell down and fainted.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Janaka
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma is linked with steadiness: the spiritually and morally grounded (sage, king honoring his vow, and the disciplined princes) remain unmoved amid shock.

What is the narrative situation?

The crash is so intense that the crowd collapses, while Viśvāmitra, Janaka, Rāma, and Lakṣmaṇa remain composed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Composure and authority—especially the calm of the sage and the princes in a moment of communal panic.