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रामस्तवः — ब्रह्मणा रामस्य नारायणत्वप्रकाशनम्

Rama-Stava: Brahma Reveals Rama’s Nārāyaṇa Identity

Devanagari script

ततोहिदुर्मनाराम्श्रुत्वैवंवदतांगिरः ।दध्यौमुहूर्तंधर्मात्माबाष्पव्याकुललोचनः ।।।।

Transliteration

tato hi durmanā rāmaḥ śrutvaivaṃ vadatāṃ giraḥ | dadhyau muhūrtaṃ dharmātmā bāṣpavyākulalocanaḥ ||6.120.1||

Translation

Da wurde Rāma, der rechtschaffene, als er solche Worte der Menschen vernahm, von Kummer ergriffen; einen Augenblick sann er nach, die Augen von Tränen getrübt und bewegt.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• दुर्मनाः: downcast
• दुर्मनाः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; रामः इति विशेष्ये

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: कर्तृ (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: प्रकार (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• वदताम्: of those speaking
• वदताम्: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), षष्ठी, बहुवचन; गिरः इति सम्बन्धः (genitive: 'of those speaking')

• गिरः: words/voices
• गिरः: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• दध्यौ: pondered
• दध्यौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुहूर्तम्: for a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: काल (duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कालावधि (duration)

• धर्मात्मा: the righteous one
• धर्मात्मा: कर्तृ (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—धर्मः आत्मा यस्य सः (righteous-souled)

• बाष्पव्याकुललोचनः: whose eyes were troubled with tears
• बाष्पव्याकुललोचनः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाष्प + व्याकुल + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—बाष्पेण व्याकुले लोचने यस्य सः

Context

Then righteous Rama, hearing the wailing of the people, whose eyes were dimmed with tears, remained for a moment.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• people (public voices)

FAQs

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

Dharma is joined with karuṇā (compassion): even a victorious, duty-bound leader remains sensitive to the suffering and voices of the people.

What is the narrative situation?

After hearing public lamentation, Rāma momentarily stops, overwhelmed with emotion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Empathy and reflective restraint—he does not react hastily but pauses in thought.