Valmiki Ramayana 2.6.8 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 8

रामाभिषेकपूर्वसज्जा

Preparations for Rama’s Coronation

Devanagari script

तेषां पुण्याहघोषोऽथ गम्भीरमधुरस्तदा।अयोध्यां पूरयामास तूर्यघोषानुनादितः।।2.6.8।।

Transliteration

teṣāṃ puṇyāhaghōṣo 'tha gambhīramadhuras tadā |

ayodhyāṃ pūrayāmāsa tūryaghōṣānunāditaḥ || 2.6.8 ||

Translation

ಆಗ ಅವರ “ಪುಣ್ಯಾಹ! ಪುಣ್ಯಾಹ!” ಎಂಬ ಗಂಭೀರ ಮಧುರ ಘೋಷವು ವಾದ್ಯಗಳ ನಾದದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿಸಿ ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ತುಂಬಿತು.

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them, their
• teṣām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• puṇya-aha-ghoṣaḥ: the cry/proclamation of 'auspicious day'
• puṇya-aha-ghoṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + aha (प्रातिपदिक) + ghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः: पुण्यम् अहः इति घोषः)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भ (then)

• gambhīra-madhuraḥ: deep and sweet
• gambhīra-madhuraḥ: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gambhīra (प्रातिपदिक) + madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (समाहार/इतरेतरभावः: deep and sweet)

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

• ayodhyām: Ayodhyā (city)
• ayodhyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• pūrayāmāsa: filled
• pūrayāmāsa: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pṝ (पॄ धातु) [णिच् causative: pūray-]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• tūrya-ghoṣa-anunāditaḥ: reverberating with trumpet sounds
• tūrya-ghoṣa-anunāditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + ghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + anunādita (कृदन्त; √nad धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तूर्यघोषेण अनुनादितः = resounding with trumpet-sounds); कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

Context

He got up (Rama) with one yama (three hours) of the night still left, and had his entire residence decorated.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā
• tūrya (musical instruments)

FAQs

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

Dharma is communal auspicious order: society publicly affirms righteous kingship through sanctioned rites and collective celebration.

What is the narrative situation?

Ayodhyā resounds with ritual announcements and music as the coronation preparations intensify.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a single virtue, but social harmony—public joy aligned with dharmic ceremony.