Shloka 14

दिवसे दिवसे हास्या गतिजल्पितचेष्टितम्‌ । प्रत्याहरंश्न मे युक्ता: स्थिता: प्रियहिते सदा,मेरे लगाये हुए गुप्तचर सदा मेरे प्रिय एवं हितमें संलग्न रहनेवाले थे। वे प्रतिदिन उस कन्याकी गतिविधि, बोलचाल और चेष्टाका समाचार मेरे पास पहुँचाया करते थे

divase divase hāsyā gati-jalpitaceṣṭitam | pratyāharaṃś ca me yuktāḥ sthitāḥ priyahite sadā ||

મારા નિયુક્ત કરેલા ગુપ્તચરો સદા મારા પ્રિય અને હિતમાં તત્પર રહેતા. તેઓ દરરોજ તે કન્યાની ગતિ, વાણી, ચેષ્ટા અને તેના હાસ્ય સુધીનો અહેવાલ નિયમિત રીતે મારી પાસે પહોંચાડતા.

दिवसेon a day
दिवसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
दिवसेday by day
दिवसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
हास्याlaughs; humorous (matters)
हास्या:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहास्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
गति-जल्पित-चेष्टितम्movement, speech, and actions (taken together)
गति-जल्पित-चेष्टितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगति-जल्पित-चेष्टित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रत्याहरन्they brought back; they reported
प्रत्याहरन्:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-आ-हृ
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मेto me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Dative, Singular
युक्ताःengaged; assigned; employed
युक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्थिताःstanding; remaining; stationed
स्थिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (स्थित)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रिय-हितेin (my) dear and beneficial interest
प्रिय-हिते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रिय-हित
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा

राम उवाच

R
Rāma
A
a maiden (kanyā)
A
agents/spies (yuktāḥ, implied)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the importance of vigilance and informed decision-making in leadership (rajadharma), while implicitly inviting reflection on ethical limits—how far oversight may go without becoming harmful intrusion.

Rāma says that his appointed agents, always acting for his welfare, brought him daily reports about a maiden—her movements, speech, gestures, and even her smiles—indicating systematic monitoring and regular intelligence updates.