Valmiki Ramayana 2.26.14: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 14

अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः

Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct

Devanagari script

न त्वां प्रकृतय स्सर्वा श्श्रेणीमुख्याश्च भूषिताः।अनुव्रजितुमिच्छन्ति पौरजानपदास्तथा।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.26.14

Transliteration

na tvāṃ prakṛtayaḥ sarvāḥ śreṇīmukhyāś ca bhūṣitāḥ | anuvrajitum icchanti paurajānapadās tathā ||

Translation

അലങ്കൃതരായ ശ്രേണിമുഖ്യന്മാരോടുകൂടി എല്ലാ പ്രകൃതികളും, നഗര-ഗ്രാമജനങ്ങളും നിന്റെ അനുഗമനസേവയ്ക്ക് വരാൻ എന്തുകൊണ്ട് ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നില്ല?

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Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (not)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prakṛtayaḥ: ministers/subjects (constituents)
• prakṛtayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (राज्य-प्रकृतयः: ministers/constituents)

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; prakṛtayaḥ-विशेषण

• śreṇī-mukhyāḥ: guild-leaders
• śreṇī-mukhyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śreṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: श्रेण्याः मुख्याः (heads of guilds)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

• bhūṣitāḥ: adorned
• bhūṣitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhūṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; śreṇīmukhyāḥ-विशेषण (adorned)

• anuvrajitum: to follow
• anuvrajitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√vraj (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; ‘to follow’

• icchanti: wish/desire
• icchanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• paura-jānapadāḥ: citizens and villagers
• paura-jānapadāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paura (प्रातिपदिक) + jānapada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व: पौराः च जानपदाः (townsmen and countryfolk)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (also/likewise)

Context

How is it that well-adorned ministers, citizens from towns and villages, heads of guilds and others do not follow you?

Characters & Entities

• ministers (prakṛtayaḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma is reflected in proper civic conduct: the king-to-be is normally accompanied by the state’s officers and the people, indicating legitimacy and collective assent.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā notes the absence of customary public escort and questions why Rāma is moving without the usual royal following.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s awareness of rājadharma and public protocol—she understands that kingship is relational, involving ministers and subjects.