Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 125, Shloka 22

पुष्पकारोहणम्

Boarding the Puṣpaka; Honoring the Allies and Departure for Ayodhyā

Devanagari script

प्रिययतरंलब्दंयदहंससुहृज्जनः ।।6.125.22।।सर्वैर्भवद्भिःसहितःप्रीतिंलप्स्येपुरींगतः ।

Transliteration

priyayataraṃ labdhaṃ yad ahaṃ sasu-hṛj-janaḥ |

sarvair bhavadbhiḥ sahitaḥ prītiṃ lapsye purīṃ gataḥ ||

Translation

Eine noch größere Freude ist mir zuteilgeworden: dass ich, zusammen mit meinen lieben Gefährten, mit euch allen in die Stadt gehen und dort Freude erlangen werde.

Word by Word

• प्रियतरम्: more dear/very pleasing
• प्रियतरम्: विशेषण (to ‘लब्धम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative): ‘dearer/more pleasing’

• लब्धम्: obtained
• लब्धम्: कर्म/फल (object/result, predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थ: obtained

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; correlates with implied तत्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ससुहृज्जनः: together with my friends and people
• ससुहृज्जनः: कर्ता (appositional to ‘अहम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + सुहृद् + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः: ‘स’ (=सहित) + सुहृज्जनः → ‘with friends/kinsmen’

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: सहकारक (association)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘by/with all’

• भवद्भिः: with you (all)
• भवद्भिः: सहकारक (Saha/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनामवत् (honorific pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: विशेषण (to ‘अहम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (PPP) from √सह/सह् ‘to accompany/endure’ in sense ‘accompanied’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रीतिम्: joy
• प्रीतिम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लप्स्ये: I shall obtain
• लप्स्ये: क्रिया (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (लभ् often Ā.)

• पुरीम्: the city (Ayodhya)
• पुरीम्: कर्म/गन्तव्य (destination as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गतः: having gone
• गतः: पूर्वकाल (state prior to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; used predicatively: ‘having gone/when I go’

Context

"If I with my dear and near and together with you go to Ayodhya, that will give more happiness with Sita coming and with all of you."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Ayodhyā (purī, implied)
• Sugrīva (implied by context)
• Vibhīṣaṇa (implied by context)

FAQs

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

Dharma as gratitude and honoring relationships: Rāma recognizes that shared righteousness and loyal companionship are themselves a supreme gain.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma responds to the allies’ wish to accompany him, stating that going to Ayodhyā together will be a deeper happiness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Gratefulness and warmth—Rāma values his companions and frames success as communal, not solitary.