Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 88, Shloka 14

रामशय्यादर्शनम्

Bharata Beholds Rama’s Forest Bed

Devanagari script

मन्ये साभरणा सुप्ता सीताऽस्मिञ्छयनोत्तमे।तत्र तत्र हि दृश्यन्ते सक्ताः कनकबिन्दवः।।।।

Transliteration

manye sābharaṇā suptā sītā 'smiñ chayanottame |

tatra tatra hi dṛśyante saktāḥ kanakabindavaḥ ||

Translation

この最上の寝台で、飾りを身に着けたシーターが眠ったのだろう。あちらこちらに、付着した微かな金の粒が見えるのだから。

Word by Word

• मन्ये: I think
• मन्ये: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• साभरणा: wearing ornaments
• साभरणा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग-सदृश) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष (with: ‘with ornaments’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘सीता’

• सुप्ता: slept
• सुप्ता: विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘slept’

• सीता: Sita
• सीता: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: on this
• अस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शयनोत्तमे: on the excellent bed
• शयनोत्तमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative: ‘excellent bed’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: there)

• तत्र: here and there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (reduplication) for distributive sense

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतौ अव्यय (particle)

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen
• दृश्यन्ते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• सक्ताः: stuck, attached
• सक्ताः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सञ्ज्/सक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √सञ्ज् + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘कनकबिन्दवः’

• कनकबिन्दवः: gold particles/droplets
• कनकबिन्दवः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक (प्रातिपदिक) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative: ‘drops/particles of gold’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Context

Some particles of gold dust are seen stuck to this bed here and there. I think Sita might have rested on this excellent bed with all her jewellery.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Gold (kanaka)

FAQs

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

Truth grounded in careful observation: Bharata infers Sītā’s presence from small signs, underscoring responsible speech based on evidence rather than assumption.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata examines the resting-place and notes gold specks, concluding Sītā lay there with ornaments.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s attentiveness and reverent concern for Sītā’s welfare in exile.