Shloka 16

अयोध्याप्रत्यागमन-सन्देशः

Hanuman Sent Ahead to Ayodhya

Devanagari script

सर्वकालसमृद्धंहिहस्त्यश्वरथसङ्कुलम् ।पितृपैतामहंराज्यंकस्यनावर्तयेन्मनः ।।।।

Transliteration

sarvakālasamṛddhaṃ hi hasty-aśva-ratha-saṅkulam | pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyaṃ kasya nāvartayen manaḥ ||

Translation

「常に栄え、象・馬・戦車に満ちた、父祖伝来のこの王国を、いったい誰の心が自然に慕わずにいられようか。」

Word by Word

• sarva-kāla-samṛddham: prosperous at all times
• sarva-kāla-samṛddham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + samṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषु कालेषु समृद्धम्)

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

• hasti-aśva-ratha-saṅkulam: crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots
• hasti-aśva-ratha-saṅkulam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hasti (प्रातिपदिक) + aśva (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (हस्त्यश्व-रथैः सङ्कुलम् = crowded with elephants, horses, chariots)

• pitṛ-paitāmaham: ancestral (from father and grandfathers)
• pitṛ-paitāmaham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + paitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: द्वन्द्व (पितृ च पितामह-सम्बन्धि च) = ancestral (of father and grandfathers)

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kasya: of whom/whose
• kasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्न-सर्वनाम (interrogative)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• āvartayet: would turn/tempt
• āvartayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-vṛt (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: आ

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

"Whose mind will not be tempted at the abundance of elephants and horses of father's and grandfather's kingdom?"

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān
• Ayodhyā (implied kingdom)

FAQs

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

Dharma recognizes human temptation realistically; ethical governance requires acknowledging desire for power and ensuring rule rests on righteousness, not allure.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma reflects that even a virtuous person could be drawn by the splendor of kingship, hence the need to verify Bharata’s intentions.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s moral realism and caution—he plans for ethical certainty rather than relying on assumptions.