Shloka 4

Raghunātha’s Entry into the City

Ayodhyā Festival Preparations and Procession

Devanagari script

विपांसुका राजमार्गाश्चंदनद्रवसिंचिताः । प्रसूनभरसंकॢप्ता हृष्टपुष्टजनावृताः

Transliteration

vipāṃsukā rājamārgāścaṃdanadravasiṃcitāḥ | prasūnabharasaṃkḷptā hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanāvṛtāḥ

Translation

રાજમાર્ગો ધૂળરહિત હતા, ચંદનદ્રવથી સિંચિત; પુષ્પરાશિઓથી સજ્જ અને હર્ષિત, પુષ્ટ જનસમૂહથી ભરપૂર હતા.

Word by Word

• vipāṃsukāḥ: dust-free
• vipāṃsukāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-pāṃsuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; उपसर्ग ‘वि-’ + पांसुक (‘dusty’) → ‘free from dust’

• rājamārgāḥ: royal roads
• rājamārgāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja-mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—राजमार्ग (तत्पुरुष)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• candana-drava-siṃcitāḥ: sprinkled with sandalwood liquid
• candana-drava-siṃcitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candana-drava-siṃcita (कृदन्त; √sic (सिञ्च्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); समासः—चन्दनद्रवसिञ्चित (‘sprinkled with sandal-liquid’)

• prasūna-bhara-saṃkḷptāḥ: decorated with masses of flowers
• prasūna-bhara-saṃkḷptāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasūna-bhara-saṃkḷpta (कृदन्त; √kḷp (कॢप्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—प्रसूनभरसंकॢप्त (‘arranged with heaps of flowers’)

• hṛṣṭa-puṣṭa-jana-āvṛtāḥ: crowded with joyful, well-nourished people
• hṛṣṭa-puṣṭa-jana-āvṛtāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa-puṣṭa-jana-āvṛta (कृदन्त; √vṛ (वृ) + क्त, उपसर्ग आ-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—हृष्टपुष्टजनावृत (‘surrounded by delighted and well-fed people’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual description within the dialogue framework; specific speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: rājamārgāścaṃdanadravasiṃcitāḥ = rājamārgāḥ + ca + candanadravasiṃcitāḥ (ḥ + c → śc; then ca + candana → caṃdana by anusvāra before d)

FAQs

What scene is being described in this verse?

It depicts an auspicious, celebratory public setting—royal roads prepared for a festival, procession, or sacred event—marked by cleanliness, fragrance, floral decoration, and a thriving populace.

Why is sandalwood sprinkling (candanadrava-siṃcana) significant?

Sandalwood is a classic marker of purity, cooling auspiciousness, and devotional refinement; sprinkling it on public ways signals sanctification of space and honor for a sacred or royal occasion.

What ethical or cultural value is implied by “hṛṣṭa-puṣṭa” (joyful and well-nourished)?

It implies good governance and social well-being: prosperity is shown not only by ornamented streets but by the visible health and contentment of ordinary people.