Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 69, Shloka 16

एकोनसप्ततितमः सर्गः

Daśaratha’s Departure to Videha and Marriage Arrangements

Devanagari script

तत स्सर्वे मुनिगणा: परस्परसमागमे।।हर्षेण महता युक्तास्तां निशामवसन् सुखम्।।

Transliteration

tataḥ sarve munigaṇāḥ paraspara-samāgame |

harṣeṇa mahatā yuktās tāṁ niśām avasan sukham || 1.69.16 ||

Translation

Alors tous les groupes de munis, unis dans une grande joie de se retrouver, passèrent cette nuit-là dans le bien-être et la quiétude.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, temporal adverb

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘munigaṇāḥ’

• munigaṇāḥ: hosts of sages
• munigaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘group of sages’

• paraspara-samāgame: in each other’s company
• paraspara-samāgame: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraspara + samāgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in mutual gathering/company’

• harṣeṇa: with joy
• harṣeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; manner/means

• mahatā: great
• mahatā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘harṣeṇa’

• yuktāḥ: endowed/filled
• yuktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate adjective of ‘munigaṇāḥ’ (‘endowed with’)

• tām: that
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; refers to ‘niśām’

• niśām: night
• niśām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• avasan: stayed/dwelt
• avasan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• sukham: comfortably
• sukham: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

Context

Thereupon hosts of sages in one another's company, filled with great delight spent the night comfortably.

Characters & Entities

• sages (munigaṇāḥ)

FAQs

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

Satsaṅga (holy fellowship) supports dharma: the sages’ harmonious gathering signals a righteous, auspicious social atmosphere around the sacred rite.

What is the narrative situation?

On the eve of the wedding proceedings, the assembled sages remain together, pleased and at ease.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Harmony and spiritual joy—collective concord among the sages, reflecting inner discipline and dharmic unity.