Valmiki Ramayana 2.16.15: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 16, Shloka 15

सुमन्त्रदर्शनम् तथा रामस्य राजदर्शनाय प्रस्थानम्

Sumantra Meets Rama; Rama Departs to See the King

Devanagari script

देवि देवश्च देवी च समागम्य मदन्तरे।मन्त्रयेते धृवं किञ्चिदभिषेचनसंहितम्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.16.15

Transliteration

devi devaś ca devī ca samāgamya madantare |

mantrayete dhruvaṃ kiñcid abhiṣecanasaṃhitam || 2.16.15 ||

Translation

“ദേവി! രാജാവും രാജ്ഞിയും ഒരുമിച്ച് കൂടിയിട്ട്, എന്റെ കാര്യത്തിൽ—നിശ്ചയമായും—അഭിഷേകവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട എന്തോ ആലോചിക്കുന്നു.”

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Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (प्रकार-अव्यय)

• उक्तः: addressed
• उक्तः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta PPP (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; passive sense ‘having been spoken to’

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta; contrast/emphasis

• संहृष्टः: delighted
• संहृष्टः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√hṛṣ (हृष् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta PPP (क्त) used as state adjective, Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• नरसिंहः: lion among men
• नरसिंहः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + siṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘nareṣu siṃhaḥ’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; epithet

• महाद्युतिः: of great splendor
• महाद्युतिः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + dyuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya ‘mahā dyutiḥ’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of subject

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल-अव्यय) ‘thereafter’

• सम्मानयामास: honoured
• सम्मानयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√mān (मान् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), Parasmaipada, Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; intensive/periphrastic perfect usage

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viṣaya of speech

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra, Parasmaipada, Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Smṛti/itihāsa-nipāta (इतिहास-निपात) expletive particle

Context

O Sita, I am sure the king and queen are discussing something relating to my consecration.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita
• Dasharatha
• Kaikeyi (implied as 'queen' in this scene)

FAQs

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

The verse reflects responsibility toward public duty: consecration is not personal pleasure alone but a dharmic transition requiring counsel and preparation.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma interprets the king’s summons as likely related to his coronation as heir-apparent and shares this with Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s composed foresight and sense of duty regarding governance.