Valmiki Ramayana 1.1.51: Bala Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 51

श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis

Narada’s Summary to Valmiki

Devanagari script

अनादृत्य तु तद्वाक्यं रावणः कालचोदितः ॥५१॥

जगाम सह मारीचस्तस्याश्रमपदं तदा ।

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 1.1.51

Transliteration

anādṛtya tu tadvākyaṃ rāvaṇaḥ kālacoditaḥ ||51||

jagāma saha mārīcas tasyāśramapadaṃ tadā |

Translation

रावन ने मारिच की बात का कोई मतलब नहीं समझा। वो अपनी किस्मत के चक्कर में आ गया था। उसने मारिच को साथ लिया और सीधा राम के आश्रम की तरफ चल दिया।

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Word by Word

• tena: by him
• tena: Kartṛ-karaṇa / Agent-instrument (कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; instrumental ‘by him’

• māyāvinā: by the deceitful one
• māyāvinā: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyāvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; apposition to ‘tena’

• dūram: far away
• dūram: Deśa-viśeṣaṇa (देशविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण), ‘far’

• apavāhya: having lured away
• apavāhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-√vah (धातु)
• Form: Lyap absolutive (ल्यप्), ‘having led away/drawn away’

• nṛpātmajau: the two princes
• nṛpātmajau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa-ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक; नृप + आत्मज)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Dvivacana; tatpuruṣa ‘king’s sons’; object of ‘apavāhya’

• jahāra: carried off
• jahāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्; perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• bhāryām: wife (Sītā)
• bhāryām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of ‘jahāra’

• rāmasya: of Rāma
• rāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; genitive relation

• gṛdhram: the vulture
• gṛdhram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛdhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of ‘hatvā’

• hatvā: having killed
• hatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: Ktvānta absolutive (क्त्वा), ‘having killed’

• jaṭāyuṣam: Jaṭāyus
• jaṭāyuṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭāyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; apposition to ‘gṛdhram’

Context

Disregarding his words Ravana incited by fate left for the hermitage of Rama along with Maricha.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Mārīca
• Rāma (implied by 'his hermitage')
• āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

Even when destiny is invoked, the ethical warning is about choice: ignoring good counsel is a voluntary step away from dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa rejects Mārīca’s warning and proceeds with him to the hermitage, preparing the deception that leads to Sītā’s abduction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Negatively, obstinacy—refusal to heed truth—showing how adharma advances through conscious disregard.