Valmiki Ramayana 2.4.29 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 29

अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्थः सर्गः

Rāma Summoned; Pushya Coronation Decision

Devanagari script

प्रविश्य चात्मनो वेश्मराज्ञोद्दिष्टेऽभिषेचने।तत्क्षणेन विनिर्गम्य मातुरन्तपुरं ययौ।।2.4.29।।

Transliteration

praviśya cātmano veśma rājñoddiṣṭe ’bhiṣecane | tatkṣaṇena vinirgamya mātur antaḥpuraṃ yayau || 2.4.29 ||

Translation

ರಾಜನು ಅಭಿಷೇಕವನ್ನು ನಿಶ್ಚಯಿಸಿದ ಬಳಿಕ ರಾಮನು ತನ್ನ ಮನೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದನು; ಆದರೆ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಹೊರಬಂದು ತಾಯಿಯ ಅಂತಃಪುರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದನು.

Word by Word

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having entered’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• आत्मनः: his own
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of himself/own’

• वेश्म: house
• वेश्म: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन्/वेश्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘house’ (object of entering)

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karta (कर्ता; agent in passive sense with uddiṣṭe)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• उद्दिष्टे: appointed, fixed
• उद्दिष्टे: Adhikaraṇa-viśeṣaṇa (अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-√दिश् (धातु) → उद्दिष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अभिषेचने-विशेषण ‘when it was appointed/fixed’

• अभिषेचने: in/for the consecration
• अभिषेचने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तत्क्षणेन: immediately, at that moment
• तत्क्षणेन: Kāla-karaṇa (कालकरण/Instrument of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘तस्मिन् क्षणे’ (immediately)

• विनिर्गम्य: having gone out
• विनिर्गम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निर्-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having gone out/left’

• मातुः: of (his) mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अन्तःपुरम्: inner apartment
• अन्तःपुरम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तःपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘अन्तः + पुर’ = inner apartments

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

With the installation fixed by the king, Rama went into his residence but left immediately to see his mother in her inner apartment.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• Kauśalyā
• antaḥpura (inner apartments)

FAQs

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

Dharma as gratitude and proper familial acknowledgment: before public honor, Rāma seeks his mother, reflecting reverence toward those who nurtured him.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma briefly enters his residence and immediately proceeds to Kauśalyā in the women’s quarters.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Thoughtfulness and reverence—Rāma prioritizes honoring his mother at a pivotal moment.