Valmiki Ramayana 2.91.23: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 23

भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

मनसा ध्यायतस्तस्य प्राङ्मुखस्य कृताञ्जलेः।आजग्मुस्तानि सर्वाणि दैवतानि पृथक्पृथक्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.91.23

Transliteration

manasā dhyāyatas tasya prāṅmukhasya kṛtāñjaleḥ | ājagmus tāni sarvāṇi daivatāni pṛthak pṛthak ||

Translation

នៅពេលលោកសមាធិដោយចិត្ត បែរមុខទៅទិសកើត និងប្រណមដៃដោយក្តីគោរព នោះទេវតាទាំងអស់បានមកដល់—ម្នាក់ៗមកតាមលំដាប់។

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• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; instrumental

• ध्यायतः: of (him) meditating
• ध्यायतः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of him who is meditating’

• तस्य: of him, his
• तस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive

• प्राङ्मुखस्य: of the east-facing one
• प्राङ्मुखस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राङ्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (‘प्राङ्’ + ‘मुख’ = east-faced); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifies (तस्य)

• कृताञ्जलेः: of (him) with folded palms
• कृताञ्जलेः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (‘कृतः अञ्जलिः’ = one whose palms are made/folded); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आजग्मुः: arrived, came
• आजग्मुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• तानि: those
• तानि: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; subject with दैवतानि (apposition)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; qualifies तानि/दैवतानि

• दैवतानि: deities
• दैवतानि: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; subject

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: one by one
• पृथक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (reduplication) for distributive sense

Context

As Bharadwaja with folded palms was thus meditating with his face turned eastward, all the deities appeared there one by one.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• deities (daivatāni)
• east (prāṅmukha)

FAQs

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

Dharma as disciplined devotion: respectful posture, orientation, and mental focus symbolize sincerity and truthfulness of intent (satya-saṅkalpa).

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja’s invocation succeeds; the gods respond and appear sequentially to support the hospitality he is arranging.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and concentration—his inner steadiness draws divine cooperation.