Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 109, Shloka 27

सत्यधर्मप्रतिपादनम्

Rama’s Defense of Truth and Dharma in Reply to Jabali

Devanagari script

वनवासं वसन्नेवं शुचिर्नियतभोजनः।मूलैः पुष्पैः फलैः पुण्यैः पित्रून् देवांश्च तर्पयन्।।2.109.26।।सन्तुष्टपञ्चवर्गोऽहं लोकयात्रां प्रवर्तये।अकुह श्श्रद्धधानस्सन्कार्याकार्यविचक्षणः।।2.109.27।।

Transliteration

santuṣṭa-pañca-vargo ’haṃ loka-yātrāṃ pravartaye |

akuhaḥ śraddadhānaḥ san kāryākārya-vicakṣaṇaḥ || 2.109.27 ||

Translation

Dengan kelima indria dipuaskan dan terkendali, aku akan menapaki perjalanan hidup ini—jujur tanpa tipu daya, penuh śraddhā, serta arif membedakan yang patut dilakukan dan yang tidak patut.

Word by Word

• कर्म-भूमिम्: land/field of rites
• कर्म-भूमिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of prāpya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कर्मणां भूमिः)

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूमिम् इति विशेषयति

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having reached’

• कर्तव्यम्: should be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि/Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be done/should be done’

• कर्म: deed, rite
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म/That which is to be done)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्तव्यम् इत्यस्य विषय

• यत्: which/whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun) नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म इति विशेषयति

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; यत् कर्म इति विशेषण

• अग्निः: Agni
• अग्निः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वायुः: Vayu
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• सोमः: Soma
• सोमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• कर्मणाम्: of rites
• कर्मणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Of rites)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• फल-भागिनः: sharers of the fruits
• फल-भागिनः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāgin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (फलस्य भागी)

Context

I shall spend the term of my forest life with faith and holiness and purity of mind and with regulated food and with ancestors and gods satisfied with offerings of roots, flowers and fruits, with my five senses contented and with a mind that discriminates between what ought to be done and what ought not to be done.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma requires inner governance: contentment of the senses, honesty, faith, and practical discernment between right action and wrong action.

What is the narrative situation?

Continuing his rebuttal, Rāma describes the personal discipline by which he will endure exile, countering any suggestion that expediency should override righteousness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viveka with integrity: Rāma highlights clear moral discrimination (kārya/akārya) grounded in sincerity and faith.