Valmiki Ramayana 2.71.25: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 25

भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम् · Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya

Devanagari script

उद्यानानि पुरा भान्ति मत्तप्रमुदितानि च ॥२५॥

जनानां रतिसंयोगेष्वत्यन्तगुणवन्ति च ।

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.71.25

Transliteration

udyānāni purā bhānti mattapramuditāni ca ||25||

janānāṃ rati-saṃyogeṣv atyanta-guṇavanti ca |

Translation

മുമ്പ് ആ ഉദ്യാനങ്ങൾ ഉന്മത്തമായ ആനന്ദത്തിൽ തിളങ്ങി; ജനങ്ങളുടെ രതി-സംഗമങ്ങൾക്കു അത്യന്തം യോജ്യമായ ഗുണസമ്പന്നങ്ങളായിരുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• उद्यानानि: gardens
• उद्यानानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• भान्ति: shine/appear splendid
• भान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• मत्तप्रमुदितानि: exceedingly joyous
• मत्तप्रमुदितानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्त + प्रमुदित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘मत्तानि (mad/joyful) प्रमुदितानि’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उद्यानानि-विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• जनानाम्: of people
• जनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• रतिसंयोगेषु: in unions of pleasure
• रतिसंयोगेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति + संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘रतेः संयोगः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• अत्यन्तगुणवन्ति: very excellent
• अत्यन्तगुणवन्ति: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्यन्त + गुणवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘अत्यन्तं गुणवन्ति’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उद्यानानि-विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

Context

Earlier the gardens used to reverberate with passionate songs of birds--places appropriate for lovers seeking pleasures.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhya
• Sumantra

FAQs

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

Dharma is not anti-joy; it frames legitimate human flourishing (including pleasure) within social stability. The remembered beauty of the gardens implies a former harmony now lost.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama recalls how lively and pleasure-filled the gardens used to be, highlighting the contrast with their present desolation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s balanced understanding of life (puruṣārthas): he recognizes ordinary happiness as part of a healthy, dharmic society.