Valmiki Ramayana 2.4.6: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 6

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Spoken by Rama to SumantraSetting: Ayodhya

Devanagari script

प्रवेश्य चैनं त्वरितं रामो वचनमब्रवीत् ।

यदागमनकृत्यं ते भूयस्तद्ब्रूह्यशेषतः ॥६॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.4.6

Transliteration

praveśya cainaṃ tvaritaṃ rāmo vacanam abravīt |

yad āgamanakṛtyaṃ te bhūyas tad brūhy aśeṣataḥ ||6||

Translation

राम ने जल्दी से अंदर बुलाया। फिर बोला, पूरा बताओ, तुम वापस क्यों आए हो? क्या बात है?

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Word by Word

• प्रवेश्य: having admitted
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय/ल्यप्-आदेश, gerund), ‘having admitted/let in’
• Role: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)

• एनम्: him
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• त्वरितम्: quickly
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: quickly)
• Role: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)

• रामः: Rama
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• वचनम्: words/speech
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)

• यत्: whatever/which
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• आगमनकृत्यम्: purpose/duty of coming
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः आगमनस्य कृत्यम् = आगमनकृत्यम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• ते: your
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘your’
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)

• भूयः: again/further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक (again/further)
• Role: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)

• तत्: that
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that’ (correlative)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• ब्रूहि: tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)

• अशेषतः: completely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (entirely, without remainder)
• Role: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)

Sandhi Notes

• चैनम् = च + एनम्
• वचनमब्रवीत् = वचनम् + अब्रवीत्
• यदागमनकृत्यम् = यत् + आगमनकृत्यम्
• भूयस्तद् = भूयः + तत्
• ब्रूह्यशेषतः = ब्रूहि + अशेषतः

Context

Rama got Sumantra admitted and said to him, What is the purpose of your coming back so quickly ? Tell me whatever is there without holding back.

The teaching

Before choosing a course of action, demand complete facts; haste in action should be preceded by completeness in hearing.

Ethical theme

Nīti (prudence)

For your practice

Practice of careful listening and truth-seeking before response; supports sattvic decision-making.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Bhayanaka (fear), with Vira (heroism)

Mood

Urgent, probing, controlled

Themes

• Dharma
• Satya
• Itihasa
• Ethics
• Truth-seeking
• Transparency

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sumantra

FAQs

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

Satya-oriented conduct: Rāma asks for the matter to be stated “aśeṣataḥ” (completely), valuing full truth and clarity before acting.

What is the narrative situation?

After learning Sumantra has returned, Rāma brings him in at once and asks why he has come back again so quickly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s decisiveness and commitment to truthful disclosure—he seeks complete information to align his response with dharma.