Valmiki Ramayana 2.77.25: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 77, Shloka 25

और्ध्वदैहिकक्रिया-शोकविलापः

Obsequies for Daśaratha and the Brothers’ Lament

Devanagari script

उत्थितौ च नरव्याघ्रौ प्रकाशेते यशस्विनौ।।।।वर्षातपपरिक्लिनौ पृथगिन्द्रध्वजाविव।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.77.25

Transliteration

utthitau ca naravyāghrau prakāśete yaśasvinau | varṣātapapariklinau pṛthag indra-dhvajāv iva ||

Translation

Cuando se alzaron, aquellos ilustres tigres entre los hombres resplandecieron; mas, gastados por sol y lluvia, parecían como estandartes de Indra, erguidos por separado.

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Word by Word

• उत्थितौ: risen
• उत्थितौ: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; उत्+√स्था (धातु), क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• नरव्याघ्रौ: two tigers among men
• नरव्याघ्रौ: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नरेषु व्याघ्रौ) = ‘tigers among men’

• प्रकाशेते: shine/appear
• प्रकाशेते: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√काश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यशस्विनौ: illustrious
• यशस्विनौ: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• वर्षातपपरिक्लिनौ: faded from rain and sun-heat
• वर्षातपपरिक्लिनौ: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + आतप (प्रातिपदिक) + परिक्लिन्न (कृदन्त; परि+√क्लिद्, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वर्षेण आतपेन च परिक्लिन्नौ)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/भेदवाचक (adverb: separately)

• इन्द्रध्वजौ: two Indra-banners
• इन्द्रध्वजौ: उपमान (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रस्य ध्वजौ)

• इव: like
• इव: उपमा-सूचक (Simile marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक निपात (comparative particle)

Context

Having risen from the earth both the illustrious tigers among men, Bharata and Satrughna looked faded and weather beaten like the banners of Indra that had faded under the Sun and rain.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Śatrughna
• Indra (Śakra)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is implicit: even the most illustrious must endure hardship and continue their duty; grief and physical decline do not annul responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

After Daśaratha’s death rites, Bharata and Śatrughna rise, visibly worn by mourning and exposure, described through the simile of weather-beaten Indra-banners.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance and steadiness—royal sons who remain present for rites and obligations despite sorrow and fatigue.