Valmiki Ramayana 2.112.12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 12

पादुकाप्रदानम्

The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship

Devanagari script

ज्ञातयश्च हि योधाश्च मित्राणि सुहृदश्च नः।त्वामेव प्रतिवीक्षन्ते पर्जन्यमिव कर्षकाः।।2.112.12।।

Transliteration

jñātayaś ca hi yodhāś ca mitrāṇi suhṛdaś ca naḥ | tvām eva prativīkṣante parjanyam iva karṣakāḥ || 2.112.12 ||

Translation

Nos parents, nos guerriers, nos amis et nos bienveillants ne tournent leurs regards que vers toi, comme les cultivateurs attendent le nuage de pluie.

Word by Word

• jñātayaḥ: kinsmen/relatives
• jñātayaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; hetu/niścaya-nipāta (emphatic/for)

• yodhāḥ: warriors
• yodhāḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• mitrāṇi: friends
• mitrāṇi: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• suhṛdaḥ: well-wishers
• suhṛdaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• naḥ: our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Bahuvacana; genitive pronoun

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• eva: alone/only
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; avadhāraṇa (only)

• prativīkṣante: look to/await/long for
• prativīkṣante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + vīkṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra, Ātmanepada, Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana; upasarga: prati-

• parjanyam: rain-cloud
• parjanyam: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parjanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; upamāna (object of comparison) with "iva"

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; upamā-vācaka (simile particle)

• karṣakāḥ: farmers
• karṣakāḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

Context

O sagacious Rama, accept this kingdom and ensure its stability. You are powerful enough to govern this world. So accept this kingdom and restore its stability.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma
• jñāti (kinsmen)
• mitra (friends)
• suhṛd (well-wishers)

FAQs

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

Dharma in kingship includes responsiveness to the people’s dependence and rightful expectations; the ruler is a life-giving support, like rain for agriculture.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata explains that the entire social and political circle of Ayodhyā is yearning for Rāma’s return and leadership.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lokasaṃgraha—concern for social cohesion—highlighting Rāma as the stabilizing center of the community.