Shloka 4.4.9

हनूमद्-दूत्यम् / Hanuman’s Mediation and Lakshmana’s Appeal to Sugriva

Devanagari script

वीरो दशरथस्यायं पुत्राणां गुणवत्तमः।।4.4.9।।राजलक्षणसम्पन्नस्सम्युक्तो राजसम्पदा।राज्याद्भ्रष्टो वने वस्तुं मया सार्धमिहागतः4.4.10।।

Transliteration

vīro daśarathasyāyaṃ putrāṇāṃ guṇavattamaḥ || 4.4.9 || rāja-lakṣaṇa-sampannaḥ saṃyukto rāja-sampadā | rājyād bhraṣṭo vane vastuṃ mayā sārdham ihāgataḥ || 4.4.10 ||

Translation

This hero is Daśaratha’s finest son in virtue—endowed with the marks of royalty and possessed of kingly excellence. Yet, cast out from the kingdom, he has come here with me to dwell in the forest.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Daśaratha
• Kingdom (Ayodhyā implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma can require renunciation: though fit to rule, Rāma accepts forest-life, showing integrity beyond status and comfort.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa clarifies that Rāma—royal and supremely virtuous—has nevertheless come to the forest due to separation from the kingdom.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadfastness and dignity: royal excellence remains intact even in hardship.