Valmiki Ramayana 2.76.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 76, Shloka 7

दशरथस्य अन्त्येष्टि

विधानम् · Dasaratha’s Funeral Rites and Ayodhya’s Mourning

Spoken by Bharata to King DaśarathaSetting: अयोध्या

Devanagari script

क्व यास्यसि महाराज हित्वेमं दुःखितं जनम् ।

हीनं पुरुषसिंहेन रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ॥७॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.76.7

Transliteration

kva yāsyasi mahārāja hitvemam duḥkhitaṃ janam |

hīnaṃ puruṣasiṃhena rāmeṇākliṣṭakarmaṇā ||7||

Translation

ಮಹಾರಾಜನೇ, ನೀನು ಎಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹೋದೆಯೋ? ಅಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಕರ್ಮನಾದ ಪುರುಷಸಿಂಹ ಶ್ರೀರಾಮನಿಂದ ವಿಯೋಗಗೊಂಡ ಈ ದುಃಖಿತ ಜನರನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ ನೀನು ಹೇಗೆ ತೆರಳಿದೆ?

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Word by Word

• क्व: where
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक देशवाचक अव्यय (interrogative adverb)
• Role: Deśa (देश)

• यास्यसि: will you go
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: महान् राजा (कर्मधारय); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Compound: Karmadharaya

• हित्वा: having left
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund): ‘having left/abandoned’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)

• इमम्: this
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; संकेतवाचक सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• दुःखितम्: grieving
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; जनम् इति विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)

• जनम्: person/people (here: this person)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• हीनम्: bereft (of)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; जनम् इति विशेषण; ‘bereft of’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)

• पुरुषसिंहेन: by the lion among men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: पुरुषाणां सिंहः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन
• Role: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• रामेण: by Rama
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणा: whose deeds are untroubled/pure
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्लिष्टकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: अक्लिष्टं कर्म यस्य (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्; रूपतः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-आधार); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; रामेण इति विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

Sandhi Notes

• हित्वेमम् = हित्वा + इमम् (आकारादेश/सवर्णदीर्घ)
• रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा = रामेण + अक्लिष्टकर्मणा (सवर्णदीर्घ: a+a→ā)।

Context

O great king! Where will you go leaving me who is bewailing for having been left by Rama, the lion among men and a man of pious deeds?

The teaching

Duties in tension

• राजधर्म (राजा का प्रजा-पालन) बनाम मृत्यु/अनित्यत्व

Ethical theme

राजधर्म/कर्तव्य-निष्ठा

How it resolves

Tragic inevitability (अनिवार्य वियोग)

Mood and themes

Rasa

Karuna (compassion), with Shanta (peace)

Mood

Wailing, bereft, accusatory

Themes

• Dharma
• Satya
• Śoka (grief)
• Rājadharma
• Itihasa
• Ethics

Symbolism

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights rājadharma and familial duty: the king’s presence safeguards social order, and Rāma’s akliṣṭa-karma (steadfast righteous conduct) is portrayed as a moral anchor whose absence intensifies communal suffering.

What is the narrative situation?

After returning to Ayodhyā, Bharata learns of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile; overwhelmed, he addresses the departed king in grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s virtue is emphasized through the epithet akliṣṭakarma—his unwavering, disciplined righteousness even under hardship.