Valmiki Ramayana 2.6.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 5

रामाभिषेकपूर्वसज्जा · Preparations for Rama’s Coronation

Devanagari script

एकयामावशिष्टायां रात्र्यां प्रतिविबुद्ध्य सः ।

अलङ्कारविधिं कृत्स्नं कारयामास वेश्मनः ॥५॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.6.5

Transliteration

ekayāmāvaśiṣṭāyāṃ rātryāṃ prativibuddhya saḥ |

alaṅkāravidhiṃ kṛtsnaṃ kārayāmāsa veśmanaḥ ||5||

Translation

രാത്രിയിൽ ഒരു യാമം മാത്രം ശേഷിക്കുമ്പോൾ അവൻ ഉണർന്നു; തന്റെ വസതിയിൽ സമ്പൂർണ്ണ അലങ്കാരക്രമം ഒരുക്കാൻ കല്പിച്ചു.

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Word by Word

• eka-yāma-avaśiṣṭāyām: when one watch remained
• eka-yāma-avaśiṣṭāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + yāma (प्रातिपदिक) + avaśiṣṭa (कृदन्त; √śiṣ धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (द्विगु/तत्पुरुषभावः: एको यामः अवशिष्टः यस्याम्); कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; रात्रि-शब्दस्य विशेषणम्

• rātryām: in the night
• rātryām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• prati-vibuddhya: having awakened
• prati-vibuddhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + √budh (बुध् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); उपसर्ग: प्रति; ‘having awakened’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• alaṅkāra-vidhim: the arrangement of decorations
• alaṅkāra-vidhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: alaṅkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: अलङ्कारस्य विधिः = arrangement of decoration)

• kṛtsnam: entire, complete
• kṛtsnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (alaṅkāravidhiṃ)

• kārayāmāsa: caused to be done, had done
• kārayāmāsa: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) [णिच् causative: kāray-]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• veśmanaḥ: of the palace/dwelling
• veśmanaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veśman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

Context

He got up (Rama) with one yama (three hours) of the night still left, and had his entire residence decorated.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Ayodhyā (implicit setting)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes diligence in duty: timely, careful preparation for a public rite that symbolizes lawful kingship and social order.

What is the narrative situation?

Before dawn on the coronation day, Rāma rises and sets in motion the complete decoration of his residence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsibility and readiness—Rāma treats the ceremony not as personal pleasure but as a solemn obligation.