Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 17, Shloka 7

रामस्य राजमार्गगमनम्

Rama’s Progress along the Royal Highway

Devanagari script

अशीर्वादान्बहून् शृण्वन्सुहृद्भिस्समुदीरितान्।।।।यथार्हं चापि सम्पूज्य सर्वानेव नरान्ययौ।

Transliteration

aśīrvādān bahūn śṛṇvan suhṛdbhih samudīritān |

yathārhaṃ cāpi sampūjya sarvān eva narān yayau ||

Translation

Oyendo muchas bendiciones pronunciadas por sus bienhechores, y honrando a cada persona según correspondía, prosiguió su camino.

Word by Word

• यथा: as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparative particle)

• स्म: indeed/once (past marker)
• स्म: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: स्म-कारक अव्यय (particle indicating past recollection/emphasis)

• पोषिताः: nourished/raised/ruled
• पोषिताः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष् (धातु) → पोषित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate with implied ‘vayam’

• पित्रा: by (our) father
• पित्रा: Kartr (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of पितामहैः)

• पितामहैः: by grandfathers
• पितामहैः: Kartr (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = ‘thereafter/then’

• सुखतरम्: more happily
• सुखतरम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative) used adverbially ‘more happily’

• रामे: when Rama (is...) / in Rama
• रामे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Condition-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वत्स्यामः: we shall live
• वत्स्यामः: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• सति: when (there is/being)
• सति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु) → सत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन, वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle) used in सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• राजनि: (when he is) king
• राजनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी construction with सति

Context

Hearing many words of blessings uttered by his friends and honouring each person according to his rank, he passed on.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• friends/well-wishers (suhṛd)

FAQs

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

Dharma as respectful social conduct: honoring people according to propriety sustains harmony and truthfulness in public life.

What is the narrative situation?

As Rāma moves through the city, he receives blessings and responds with fitting honors.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and courtesy—Rāma acknowledges others with measured respect.