Valmiki Ramayana 2.88.14: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 88, Shloka 14

रामशय्यादर्शनम्

Bharata Beholds Rama’s Forest Bed

Devanagari script

मन्ये साभरणा सुप्ता सीताऽस्मिञ्छयनोत्तमे।तत्र तत्र हि दृश्यन्ते सक्ताः कनकबिन्दवः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.88.14

Transliteration

manye sābharaṇā suptā sītā 'smiñ chayanottame |

tatra tatra hi dṛśyante saktāḥ kanakabindavaḥ ||

Translation

ഈ ഉത്തമ ശയ്യയിൽ സീതാഭഗവതി ആഭരണങ്ങൾ ധരിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ഉറങ്ങിയിരുന്നുവെന്ന് എനിക്ക് തോന്നുന്നു; കാരണം ഇവിടെ അവിടെ സ്വർണ്ണത്തിന്റെ ചെറുതുള്ളികൾ ഒട്ടിയിരിക്കുന്നതു കാണപ്പെടുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• मन्ये: I think
• मन्ये: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• साभरणा: wearing ornaments
• साभरणा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग-सदृश) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष (with: ‘with ornaments’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘सीता’

• सुप्ता: slept
• सुप्ता: विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘slept’

• सीता: Sita
• सीता: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: on this
• अस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शयनोत्तमे: on the excellent bed
• शयनोत्तमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative: ‘excellent bed’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: there)

• तत्र: here and there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (reduplication) for distributive sense

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतौ अव्यय (particle)

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen
• दृश्यन्ते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• सक्ताः: stuck, attached
• सक्ताः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सञ्ज्/सक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √सञ्ज् + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘कनकबिन्दवः’

• कनकबिन्दवः: gold particles/droplets
• कनकबिन्दवः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक (प्रातिपदिक) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative: ‘drops/particles of gold’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Context

Some particles of gold dust are seen stuck to this bed here and there. I think Sita might have rested on this excellent bed with all her jewellery.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Gold (kanaka)

FAQs

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

Truth grounded in careful observation: Bharata infers Sītā’s presence from small signs, underscoring responsible speech based on evidence rather than assumption.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata examines the resting-place and notes gold specks, concluding Sītā lay there with ornaments.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s attentiveness and reverent concern for Sītā’s welfare in exile.