Shloka 65

Devanagari script

अथैवमुक्तः प्रणिधाय लक्ष्मणःकृताञ्जलिस्तत्प्रतिपूज्य भाषितम्।उवाच रामं स्वभिरामदर्शनंप्रदर्शयन्दर्शनमात्मनश्शुभम्।।

Transliteration

athaivam uktaḥ praṇidhāya lakṣmaṇaḥ kṛtāñjalis tat-pratipūjya bhāṣitam | uvāca rāmaṁ svabhirāma-darśanaṁ pradarśayan darśanam ātmanaḥ śubham ||

Translation

ເມື່ອຖືກກ່າວດັ່ງນັ້ນ ພຣະລັກສະມະນະໄດ້ຄິດໄຕ່ຕອງໃນໃຈ; ແລ້ວປະນົມມື ນົບນ້ອມຕໍ່ພຣະວາຈາຂອງພຣະຣາມ ແລະກ່າວທູນພຣະຣາມຜູ້ນ່າຊົມເບິ່ງ ດ້ວຍທັດສະນະອັນເປັນມົງຄຸນ ແລະເຄົາລົບຂອງຕົນ.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, discourse particle (अनन्तरार्थक निपात)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• uktaḥ: having been spoken to
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त) / ukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kṛdanta, past passive participle (क्त) from √vac (वच्); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies lakṣmaṇaḥ: 'having been addressed/spoken to'

• praṇidhāya: having considered/fixed (mind)
• praṇidhāya: Kriya (क्रिया) (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ni-dhā (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Kṛdanta, absolutive (क्त्वान्त) from pra-ni-√dhā (धा); 'having fixed (his mind)/having considered'

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (subject of uvāca)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• kṛta-añjaliḥ: with folded palms
• kṛta-añjaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'one whose añjali is made' i.e., with folded hands; qualifier of lakṣmaṇaḥ

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म) (object of pratipūjya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; used adverbially with pratipūjya: 'that (speech)'

• pratipūjya: having honored in return
• pratipūjya: Kriya (क्रिया) (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-pūj (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Kṛdanta, absolutive/gerund (ल्यपन्त) from prati-√pūj (पूज्); 'having duly honored'

• bhāṣitam: the speech/words
• bhāṣitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāṣ (धातु) + kta (क्त) / bhāṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kṛdanta used substantively; past participle (क्त) from √bhāṣ (भाष्); Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; 'the spoken words/speech' (object of pratipūjya)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) (√vac/वच्)
• Form: Tinganta, Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्, perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• rāmam: to Rama
• rāmam: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान) (addressee/goal of speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• su-abhirāma-darśanam: of very pleasing appearance
• su-abhirāma-darśanam: Karma (कर्म) (appositional qualifier in object position)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + abhirāma (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya compound; Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; adjective to (implied) 'vākyaṃ/darśanam' or as apposition describing Rama: 'of very delightful appearance'

• pradarśayan: showing
• pradarśayan: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-dṛś (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Kṛdanta, present active participle (शतृ) from pra-√dṛś (दृश्); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifier of lakṣmaṇaḥ

• darśanam: view/statement
• darśanam: Karma (कर्म) (object of pradarśayan)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• ātmanaḥ: of himself
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (genitive to darśanam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; agrees with darśanam

Context

Having heard this, Lakshmana expressed his considered opinion with due respect to handsome Rama:

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as respectful discourse and humility: even when offering counsel, Lakshmana honors Rama and speaks with propriety.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rama’s reasoning, Lakshmana prepares to respond—having reflected—and offers his counsel with folded hands.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakshmana’s devotion and disciplined speech: reverence, thoughtfulness, and courteous counsel.