Valmiki Ramayana 2.34.41: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 41

रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम् · The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave

Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse

Devanagari script

इयं सराष्ट्रा सजना धनधान्यसमाकुला ।

मया विसृष्टा वसुधा भरताय प्रदीयताम् ॥४१॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.34.41

Transliteration

iyaṃ sarāṣṭrā sajanā dhanadhānyasamākulā |

mayā visṛṣṭā vasudhā bharatāya pradīyatām ||41||

Translation

ഈ ഭൂമി—രാജ്യത്തോടും പ്രജകളോടും ധനധാന്യസമൃദ്ധിയോടും കൂടിയതു—ഞാൻ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; അതിനാൽ ഇത് ഭരതനു സമർപ്പിക്കപ്പെടട്ടെ.

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Word by Word

• iyam: this
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarāṣṭrā: together with the kingdom
• sarāṣṭrā: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-rāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-समास/तत्पुरुष-प्राय: ‘राष्ट्रेण सह’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sajanā: with its people
• sajanā: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-समास/तत्पुरुष-प्राय: ‘जनैः सह’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• dhanadhānyasamākulā: abounding in wealth and grain
• dhanadhānyasamākulā: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana-dhānya-samākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: धनं च धान्यं च (द्वन्द्व) + समाकुल (कर्मधारय-प्राय); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartrikarana (कर्तृकरण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• visṛṣṭā: released/abdicated
• visṛṣṭā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√sṛj (सृज्) (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘त्यक्ता/विमुक्ता’

• vasudhā: the earth
• vasudhā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā (वसुधा) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bharatāya: to Bharata
• bharatāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (भरत) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• pradīyatām: let (it) be given
• pradīyatām: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (दा) (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Context

The kingdom abdicated by me with all its people, its wealth and foodgrains may be bestowed on Bharata.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Dharma here is non-attachment and orderly succession: Rāma relinquishes power to preserve social stability and uphold the pledged arrangement.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma states that he has renounced the kingdom and requests that it be formally bestowed upon Bharata.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s detachment from sovereignty and his concern for political and social order.