Valmiki Ramayana 2.50.30 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 50, Shloka 30

गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः

Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मणश्च सुमन्त्रश्च बाढमित्येव राघवम्।उक्त्वा तमिङ्गुदीवृक्षं तदोपययतुर्हयैः।।2.50.30।।

Transliteration

lakṣmaṇaś ca sumantraś ca bāḍham ity eva rāghavam | uktvā tam iṅgudīvṛkṣaṃ tadopayayatur hayaiḥ || 2.50.30 ||

Translation

ラクシュマナとスーマントラはラाघヴァに「そのとおりに」と答え、そして馬をあのイングディーの木へと導いた。

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• सुमन्त्रः: Sumantra
• सुमन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• बाढम्: certainly / be it so
• बाढम्: Prayojaka/Response (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाढम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; assent particle ('certainly/so be it')

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyartha-marker (इति-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphasis

• राघवम्: Rama (Raghava)
• राघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), 'having said'

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• इङ्गुदी-वृक्षम्: the ingudi tree
• इङ्गुदी-वृक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इङ्गुदी (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (time)

• उपययतुः: the two approached
• उपययतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन, परस्मैपद; 'both approached/went near'

• हयैः: with horses
• हयैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

Context

On completion of exile and my filial obligations to king Dasaratha, lord of the world, discharged, I shall, re-united with my parents, see you again.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sumantra
• horses
• iṅgudī tree

FAQs

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

Dharma as loyal service: companions support the righteous leader’s decision promptly and without ego, sustaining orderly conduct during crisis.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāma chooses the campsite, Lakṣmaṇa and Sumantra agree and move the chariot team toward the chosen tree.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Devotion and cooperation: Lakṣmaṇa and Sumantra act in harmony with Rāma’s plan.