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Valmiki Ramayana 2.86.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 86, Shloka 4

लक्ष्मणगुणवर्णनम् · Lakshmana’s Vigil and Guha’s Testimony

उचितोऽयं जनस्सर्वो दुःखानां त्वं सुखोचितः ।

धर्मात्मंस्तस्य गुप्त्यर्थं जागरिष्यामहे वयम् ॥४॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.86.4

ucito 'yaṃ janaḥ sarvo duḥkhānāṃ tvaṃ sukho-citaḥ |

dharmātmāṃs tasya gupty-arthaṃ jāgariṣyāmahe vayam ||4||

Semua orang di sini telah terbiasa menanggung derita, sedangkan engkau layak menikmati kenyamanan. Maka, wahai yang berhati dharma, demi perlindungannya kami akan berjaga dan tetap terjaga.

उचितःaccustomed, fit
उचितः:
विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउचित (प्रातिपदिक; √उच्/वच्? रूढ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—जनः
अयम्this
अयम्:
कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
जनःpeople
जनः:
कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (collective)
सर्वःall
सर्वः:
विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—जनः
दुःखानाम्of hardships
दुःखानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘of hardships’ (sense: ‘for hardships/with hardships’ idiomatically)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formमध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सुखोचितःaccustomed to comfort
सुखोचितः:
विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुख-उचित (प्रातिपदिक; सुख + उचित)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—सुखे उचितः ‘accustomed to comfort’
धर्मात्मन्O righteous one
धर्मात्मन्:
सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; धर्म + आत्मन्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—धर्मः आत्मा यस्य
तस्यof him (Rama)
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
गुप्त्यर्थम्for protection
गुप्त्यर्थम्:
प्रयोजन (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootगुप्ति-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; गुप्ति + अर्थ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (उद्देश्य), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—गुप्त्यर्थम् ‘for protection’
जागरिष्यामहेwe shall stay awake
जागरिष्यामहे:
क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजागृ (धातु)
Formलृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

O righteous one! you are used to conforts where as all of our people are accustomed to hardships. So we will stay awake and protect Rama.

R
Rama
L
Lakshmana
S
Sita

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The verse highlights protective duty (rakṣaṇa-dharma): those able to endure hardship should keep vigil to safeguard the one they serve, placing responsibility above personal comfort.

By truthfully acknowledging differing capacities for hardship and comfort, the speaker commits to a sincere vow of vigilance—satya expressed as reliable action in service of dharma.

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