Valmiki Ramayana 2.3.32 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 3, Shloka 32

यौवराज्याभिषेक-उपकल्पनम्

Preparations for Rama’s Installation as Yuvaraja

Devanagari script

स प्राञ्जलिरभिप्रेत्य प्रणतः पितुरन्तिके।।।।नाम स्वं श्रावयन्रामो ववन्दे चरणौ पितुः।

Transliteration

sa prāñjalir abhipretya praṇataḥ pitur antike |

nāma svaṃ śrāvayan rāmo vavande caraṇau pituḥ ||

Translation

Les paumes jointes, Rāma s’approcha de son père; s’inclinant profondément près de lui, il prononça humblement son propre nom et, avec révérence, se prosterna aux pieds de son père.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्राञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• प्राञ्जलिः: कर्ता (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘अञ्जलिं प्राञ्चलयति’ (with folded palms)

• अभिप्रेत्य: having approached
• अभिप्रेत्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + प्र + इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having approached’

• प्रणतः: bowed down
• प्रणतः: कर्ता (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘bowed’

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अन्तिके: near
• अन्तिके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नाम: name
• नाम: कर्म (Object of śrāvayan)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: कर्म (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies नाम)

• श्रावयन्: announcing
• श्रावयन्: कर्ता (Subject-qualifier; concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) [णिच् causative: श्रावयति]
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘causing to hear/announcing’

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ववन्दे: paid reverence / bowed to
• ववन्दे: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• चरणौ: (two) feet
• चरणौ: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Context

Rama, approached his father with folded palms and bowed low near him, pronounced his (own) name and touched his father's feet with reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha (father)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is reverence toward parents and elders—expressed through humility, respectful approach, and traditional gestures of honoring one’s father.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma comes into Daśaratha’s presence in the royal assembly context and formally greets him with deference.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s vinaya (humility) and pitṛ-bhakti (devotion/respect toward his father).