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Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 116, Shloka 26

तपस्विनाम् औत्सुक्यं राक्षसत्रासश्च

Ascetics’ Anxiety and the Fear of Rakshasas

Devanagari script

आश्रममृषिविरहितं प्रभुः क्षणमपिन जहौ स राघवः।राघवं हि सततमनुगता स्तापसाश्चार्षचरित धृतगुणाः।।2.116.26।।

Transliteration

āśramam ṛṣivirahitaṃ prabhuḥ kṣaṇam api na jahau sa rāghavaḥ | rāghavaṃ hi satatam anugatāḥ tāpasāś cārṣacarita-dhṛtaguṇāḥ || 2.116.26 ||

Translation

ഋഷിമാർ ഇല്ലാതായ ആശ്രമത്തെയും ആ പ്രഭു രാഘവൻ ഒരു ക്ഷണവും വിട്ടുപോയില്ല; ഋഷിപരമ്പരയുടെ ആചാരത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരരും ഗുണധാരികളും ആയ തപസ്വികൾ നിരന്തരം രാഘവനെ അനുഗമിച്ചു.

Word by Word
āśramamthe hermitage
āśramam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootāśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
ṛṣi-virahitamdevoid of sages
ṛṣi-virahitam:
Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + virahita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः ऋषिभिः विरहितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)
prabhuḥthe lord
prabhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
kṣaṇamfor a moment
kṣaṇam:
Kāla (काल/Duration)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कालपरिमाणे (accusative of duration)
apieven
api:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle)
nanot
na:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध (negation)
jahauleft/abandoned
jahau:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Roothā (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
rāghavaḥRaghava (Rama)
rāghavaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootrāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (apposition to saḥ)
rāghavamRama
rāghavam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootrāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphasis)
satatamalways
satatam:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsatata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
anugatāḥfollowed
anugatāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeVerb
Rootanu+gam (धातु) + anugata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) = 'followed'
tāpasāḥascetics
tāpasāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottāpasa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
ārṣa-caritein the conduct of sages / according to sage-tradition
ārṣa-carite:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeAdjective
Rootārṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + carita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः ऋषीणां चरितम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
dhṛta-guṇāḥsteadfast in virtues
dhṛta-guṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhṛta (कृदन्त) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः धृताः गुणाः येषाम् (बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः), परन्तु रूपतः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोग; अर्थतः 'स्थिरगुणाः'
Context

O dear child, how can good-natured Sita who is always engaged in performing auspicious deeds, especially towards ascetics be associated with violation of duty?

Characters & Entities
R
Rāghava (Rāma)
Ā
āśrama (hermitage)
Ṛ
ṛṣis (sages)
T
tāpasas (ascetics)

FAQs

Dharma is steadfast duty and solidarity: Rāma remains committed to the āśrama’s welfare, while the ascetics uphold seerly tradition and accompany him in mutual trust.

A narrative summary states that Rāma did not leave the hermitage even briefly, and that virtuous ascetics continued to follow him.

Rāma’s unwavering steadiness (dhṛti) and the ascetics’ disciplined adherence to ārṣa-conduct and virtues.

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