Valmiki Ramayana 2.26.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 7

अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः

Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct

Devanagari script

तां दृष्ट्वा स हि धर्मात्मा न शशाक मनोगतम्।तं शोकं राघवः सोढुं ततो विवृततां गतः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.26.7

Transliteration

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sa hi dharmātmā na śaśāka manogatam | taṃ śokaṃ rāghavaḥ soḍhuṃ tato vivṛtatāṃ gataḥ ||

Translation

彼女を見て、法に生きるラाघヴァは胸に宿る悲しみに耐えられず、ついにそれはあふれ出て外に現れた。

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Word by Word

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘her’

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having seen’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘he’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• dharmātmā: the righteous-souled one
• dharmātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: धर्मः आत्मा यस्य सः (one whose nature is righteous)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• śaśāka: was able
• śaśāka: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śak (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; सामर्थ्ये (was able)

• manogatam: what was in (his) mind
• manogatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त; गम् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (understood as ‘what was in his mind’); समासः: मनसि गतं (gone into the mind)

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śokam: sorrow
• śokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• soḍhum: to endure
• soḍhum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sah (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; ‘to endure/bear’

• tataḥ: therefore
• tataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/हेतुवाचक अव्यय (therefore/from that reason)

• vivṛtatām: manifestation/openness
• vivṛtatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivṛtatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘manifestation/openness’ (as object of gataḥ: attained)

• gataḥ: became/attained
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle used finitely), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having gone/attained’

Context

On seeing her, virtuous Rama could not contain the sorrow in his mind which manifested (through his external appearance).

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma (Rāghava)

FAQs

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

Dharma is linked with satya (truthfulness): even a dharmic person may not conceal profound suffering; inner truth can surface outwardly, prompting honest confrontation of duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma’s attempt to contain his grief fails when Sītā appears, and his sorrow becomes evident in his demeanor.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dharmic seriousness: his sorrow arises from moral conflict and duty, not personal pettiness.