Valmiki Ramayana 2.84.18: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 84, Shloka 18

गुहस्य सन्देहः, गङ्गातीर-रक्षा, भरतस्य सत्कारः

Guha’s Suspicion, Securing the Ganga Bank, and Hospitality to Bharata

Devanagari script

आशंसे स्वाशिता सेना वत्स्यतीमां विभावरीम्।अर्चितो विविधैः कामै श्श्व स्ससैन्यो गमिष्यसि।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.84.18

Transliteration

āśaṃse svāśitā senā vatsyatīmāṃ vibhāvarīm |

arcito vividhaiḥ kāmaiḥ śvaḥ sa-sainyo gamiṣyasi ||

Translation

Aku berharap bala tentaramu, setelah makan dengan puas, akan bermalam di sini. Setelah dihormati dengan berbagai kenyamanan, esok engkau akan berangkat bersama pasukanmu.

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Word by Word

• आशंसे: I hope/expect
• आशंसे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वाशिता: well-fed/refreshed
• स्वाशिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु+आशित (कृदन्त; आ+अश् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) in adjectival use; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of ‘सेना’

• सेना: the army
• सेना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वत्स्यति: will stay/spend
• वत्स्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of ‘विभावरीम्’

• विभावरीम्: night
• विभावरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभावरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्चितः: having been honored/treated
• अर्चितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विविधैः: by various
• विविधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masc./Neut.), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण of ‘कामैः’

• कामैः: with amenities/acts of hospitality
• कामैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• श्वः: tomorrow
• श्वः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्वः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ससैन्यः: with (your) army
• ससैन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स+सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह/स- ‘with’); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of ‘त्वम्’ understood)

• गमिष्यसि: you will go
• गमिष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

We hope your army having refreshed themselves will spend the night here. With our hospitality extended, you can proceed tomorrow.इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुरशीतितमस्सर्गः।।Thus ends the eightyfourth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Guha
• Bharata
• senā (army)

FAQs

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

Care for guests and dependents: ensuring rest and sustenance before onward travel reflects compassion and righteous stewardship.

What is the narrative situation?

Guha invites Bharata’s army to stay the night, promising hospitality and proposing departure the next day.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Considerate leadership—Guha thinks in terms of the army’s welfare and orderly movement.