Valmiki Ramayana 2.114.25-26: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 114, Shlokas 25-26

अयोध्याप्रवेशः · Bharata Enters Ayodhya and Perceives the City’s Desolation

Devanagari script

चन्दनागरुगन्धांश्च महार्हाश्च नवस्रजः ।

गते हि रामे तरुणा स्संतप्ता नोपभुञ्जते ॥२५॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.114.25-26

Transliteration

candanāgarugandhāṁś ca mahārhāś ca navasrajaḥ |

gate hi rāme taruṇāḥ santaptā nopabhuñjate ||25||

Translation

राम गए हैं, इसलिए जवान लोग बहुत दुखी हैं। महंगी चंदन और अगरु की खुशबू भी अब दिल नहीं भरती। ताज़े फूलों की माला भी उन्हे अब अच्छी नहीं लगती।

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Word by Word

• candana-aguru-gandhān: sandalwood and aguru fragrances
• candana-aguru-gandhān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candana (प्रातिपदिक) + aguru (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) of candana + aguru as qualifiers within; overall ‘candanasya ca aguroś ca gandhāḥ’; Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन); object of upabhuñjate

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• mahārhāḥ: costly
• mahārhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahārha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; adjective qualifying navasrajaḥ (and/or implied objects)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• nava-srajaḥ: fresh garlands
• nava-srajaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object—understood with upabhuñjate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक) + sraj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘navāḥ srajaḥ’; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; coordinated with candana-aguru-gandhān as enjoyed items (object understood)

• gate: when (he) had gone
• gate: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Absolute condition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त) past participle ‘gone’; Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; locative absolute with rāme

• hi: for/indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle), causal/emphatic

• rāme: when Rāma (was)
• rāme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; with gate (locative absolute)

• taruṇāḥ: young men
• taruṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; subject of upabhuñjate

• santaptāḥ: distressed
• santaptāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: santapta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; adjective qualifying taruṇāḥ

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (प्रतिषेध)

• upabhuñjate: enjoy
• upabhuñjate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana; Ātmanepada; with prefix upa-; √bhuj ‘to enjoy/consume’

Context

Since Rama has departed, the young men in distress do not enjoy expensive incense of agaru and sandalwood paste and garlands of fresh flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ayodhya

FAQs

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

It points to a dharmic culture where inner values override sensual pleasure: grief for the righteous leader makes luxury feel hollow, emphasizing ethical attachment over material enjoyment.

What is the narrative situation?

This is a repeated line in the provided input: Bharata notes that the city’s youth have abandoned festive enjoyments because of Rama’s exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective devotion and fidelity to Rama’s virtue—seen in the people’s refusal to celebrate while he suffers.