Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 71

शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः

The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death

Devanagari script

सदृशं शारदस्येन्दोः पुल्लस्य कमलस्य च।सुगन्धि मम नाथस्य धन्या द्रक्ष्यन्ति तन्मुखम्।।।।

Transliteration

sadṛśaṃ śāradasyendoḥ pullasya kamalasya ca | sugandhi mama nāthasya dhanyā drakṣyanti tanmukham ||

Translation

幸いなるかな、我が主の芳しき御顔を拝する者は。秋の月のように、また満開の蓮のように。

Word by Word

• sadṛśam: similar
• sadṛśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; agrees with mukham

• śāradasya: of autumnal (season)
• śāradasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; qualifies indoḥ

• indoḥ: of the moon
• indoḥ: Upamāna-ṣaṣṭhī (उपमान-षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• pullasya: of the fully-bloomed
• pullasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pulla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (as kamala is napuṃsaka), Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; qualifies kamalasya

• kamalasya: of the lotus
• kamalasya: Upamāna-ṣaṣṭhī (उपमान-षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात, conjunction)

• su-gandhi: fragrant
• su-gandhi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + gandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; agrees with mukham

• mama: my
• mama: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana (genitive pronoun)

• nāthasya: of (my) lord/master
• nāthasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• dhanyāḥ: the blessed (people)
• dhanyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• drakṣyanti: will see
• drakṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (future), 3rd person, plural

• tat-mukham: that face
• tat-mukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; कर्मधारयः (tat eva mukham)

Context

Fortunate indeed are the men who will behold my son's fragrant countenance camparable to the autmnal Moon and the full-blown lotus.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Kausalyā
• Lotus

FAQs

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

It reflects how dharmic excellence becomes ‘auspicious’ for society—Rama’s very presence is imagined as purifying and life-sustaining.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha continues praising Rama’s qualities while grieving that he himself will not see him again.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Gentleness and purity—Rama is compared to cooling, beneficent natural symbols (moon, lotus).