Valmiki Ramayana 2.45.3: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 3

अयोध्यावासिजनानुरागः

The People and Brahmins Follow Rama toward Exile

Devanagari script

अयोध्यानिलयानां हि पुरुषाणां महायशाः।बभूव गुणसम्पन्नः पूर्णचन्द्र इव प्रियः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.45.3

Transliteration

ayodhyānilayānāṁ hi puruṣāṇāṁ mahāyaśāḥ | babhūva guṇasampannaḥ pūrṇacandra iva priyaḥ ||

Translation

Pour les hommes demeurant à Ayodhya, l’illustre Rama, riche de vertus, était aimé tel la pleine lune.

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Word by Word

• ayodhyānilayānām: of the residents of Ayodhya
• ayodhyānilayānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā-nilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana; तत्पुरुष: ayodhyāyāṃ nilayaḥ (dwelling in Ayodhya)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle) giving emphasis/causal nuance

• puruṣāṇām: of the men
• puruṣāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive dependent on priyaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• mahāyaśāḥ: the illustrious one
• mahāyaśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject of babhūva)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: mahad yaśaḥ yasya (very illustrious)

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु; भू)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• guṇasampannaḥ: endowed with virtues
• guṇasampannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of mahāyaśāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇa-sampanna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; sam-√pad पद् + kta)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुष: guṇaiḥ sampannaḥ (endowed with virtues)

• pūrṇacandraḥ: the full moon
• pūrṇacandraḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇa-candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; upamāna in simile; karmadhāraya: pūrṇaḥ candraḥ

• iva: like/as
• iva: Upamādyotaka (उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-vācaka (simile particle)

• priyaḥ: dear
• priyaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicative adjective

Context

The illustrious and virtuous Rama was as dear to the inhabitants of Ayodhya as thefull Moon.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ayodhya
• full moon (pūrṇacandra)

FAQs

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

Public love is portrayed as the fruit of sustained virtue: dharma-based character naturally earns trust and affection from society.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator describes Rama’s standing among Ayodhya’s people to frame why the city grieves and follows him during the exile episode.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

All-rounded excellence (guṇasampat): a completeness of virtues that makes Rama socially and morally luminous.