Shloka 15

Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणमृषिं कृत्वा शिरसाऽभिप्रणम्य च।जगाम स्वपुरं राजा सभार्यो रघुनन्दन ।।।।

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇam ṛṣiṃ kṛtvā śirasā ’bhipraṇamya ca | jagāma svapuraṃ rājā sabhāryo raghunandana ||

Translation

ឱ រឃុនន្ទនៈ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រជាមួយព្រះមហេសីទាំងឡាយ បានធ្វើប្រទក្សិណជុំវិញមុនី ដោយឱនក្បាលគោរព ថ្វាយនមស្ការ ហើយបន្ទាប់មកបានត្រឡប់ទៅរាជធានីរបស់ព្រះអង្គវិញ។

Word by Word

प्रदक्षिणम्circumambulation (keeping to the right)

ऋषिम्the sage

कृत्वाhaving done / having made

शिरसाwith (his) head

अभिप्रणम्यhaving bowed / having saluted

चand

जगामwent

स्व-पुरम्to his own city

राजाthe king

स-भार्यःtogether with (his) wives

रघुनन्दनO Rāghunandana

Context

O son of the Raghus! the king along with his wives, having circumambulated saint Bhrugu, bowed his head in reverence, saluted him with folded hands and returned to his capital.

Characters & Entities

Rāma (Raghunandana)

Sage (Ṛṣi; identified in the given word-meaning as Bhṛgu)

King Sagara (implied by narrative continuity)

Ayodhyā (implied as svapura/capital)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is reverence toward spiritual authority: honoring a sage through pradakṣiṇā and respectful salutations, recognizing that power and kingship are guided by higher moral and ascetic authority.

What is the narrative situation?

After meeting and receiving the sage’s favor/blessing, the king completes formal acts of respect and returns to his capital with his queens.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and propriety (maryādā): even a king submits to disciplined etiquette before a sage.