Valmiki Ramayana 6.126.37 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 126, Shloka 37

पुष्पकविमानयात्रा—सेतुबन्धादि-दर्शनम्

Pushpaka Aerial Journey and Survey of Sacred Landmarks

Devanagari script

ताभिःसहोत्थितंशीघ्रंविमानंप्रेक्ष्यराघवः ।।।।ऋष्यमूकसमीपेतुवैदेहींपुनरब्रवीत् ।

Transliteration

tābhiḥ sahotthitaṃ śīghraṃ vimānaṃ prekṣya rāghavaḥ | ṛṣyamūkasamīpe tu vaidehīṃ punar abravīt ||

Translation

ពេលវិមាននោះឡើងខ្ពស់យ៉ាងរហ័សជាមួយពួកនាង ហើយនៅពេលខិតជិតឫષ្យមូក រាឃវៈបានទតមើល ហើយមានព្រះបន្ទូលទៅកាន់វៃទេហីម្តងទៀត។

Word by Word

• ताभिः: with them
• ताभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय

• उत्थितम्: risen/ascending
• उत्थितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषण (adjective) विमानम्

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• विमानम्: the aerial car
• विमानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• प्रेक्ष्य: having looked at
• प्रेक्ष्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• राघवः: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• ऋष्यमूकसमीपे: near Rishyamuka
• ऋष्यमूकसमीपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्यमूक-समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• तु: then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• वैदेहीम्: Vaidehi (Sita)
• वैदेहीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb of repetition)

• अब्रवीत्: spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Context

After Rama and all others ascended and Pushpaka rose up speedily over the Rshyamuka, gazing at Rshyamuka, Rama spoke toVaidehi.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Puṣpaka-vimāna
• Ṛṣyamūka

FAQs

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

Dharma here appears as remembrance with responsibility: Rāma does not treat the return as mere victory, but as a mindful re-tracing of events that led to restoring justice and truth.

What is the narrative situation?

After the war, Rāma and Sītā travel in the Puṣpaka aerial car, nearing Ṛṣyamūka; Rāma begins pointing out important places from their earlier journey.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadiness and reflective leadership—he recalls the path of duty and the alliances formed to uphold righteousness.