Valmiki Ramayana 2.4.24: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 24

अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्थः सर्गः

Rāma Summoned; Pushya Coronation Decision

Devanagari script

सुहृदश्चाप्रमत्तास्त्वां रक्षन्त्वद्य समन्ततः।भवन्ति बहु विघ्नानि कार्याण्येवंविधानि हि।।2.4.24।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.4.24

Transliteration

suhṛdaś cāpramattās tvāṃ rakṣantv adya samantataḥ | bhavanti bahu vighnāni kāryāṇy evaṃvidhāni hi || 2.4.24 ||

Translation

Que dès aujourd’hui tes amis, vigilants et sans négligence, te protègent de toutes parts ; car de telles entreprises sont, en vérité, semées de nombreux obstacles.

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Word by Word

• suhṛdaḥ: friends / well-wishers
• suhṛdaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• apramattāḥ: vigilant
• apramattāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-pramatta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of suhṛdaḥ)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• rakṣantu: let (them) protect
• rakṣantu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• adya: today
• adya: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय

• samantataḥ: on all sides
• samantataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (on all sides)

• bhavanti: arise / occur
• bhavanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• bahu: many
• bahu: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of vighnāni)

• vighnāni: obstacles
• vighnāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• kāryāṇi: undertakings / tasks
• kāryāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• evaṅvidhāni: of this sort
• evaṅvidhāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (of such a kind), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of kāryāṇi)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

Context

Many impediments befall acts of this sort indeed. Alert your friends to protect you from all sides today onwards.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• suhṛd (friends/allies)

FAQs

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

Prudent protection of lawful succession is part of rajadharma; negligence can invite adharma through intrigue and disruption.

What is the narrative situation?

With the coronation imminent, Daśaratha warns that such political-ritual acts attract obstacles and therefore require vigilance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Pramāda-rahitatā (freedom from carelessness): alertness and precaution in executing a righteous public act.