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Shloka 14

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

यजुर्वेदविनीतश्च वेदविद्भिस्सुपूजितः।धनुर्वेदे च वेदेषु वेदाङ्गेषु च निष्ठितः।।।।

yajur-veda-vinītaś ca veda-vidbhiḥ supūjitaḥ | dhanur-vede ca vedeṣu vedāṅgeṣu ca niṣṭhitaḥ ||

അവൻ യജുര്‍വേദത്തിൽ വിനീതമായി പരിശീലിതനാണ്; വേദജ്ഞന്മാർ അവനെ അത്യന്തം പൂജിക്കുന്നു. ധനുര്‍വേദത്തിലും വേദങ്ങളിലും വേദാംഗങ്ങളിലും അവൻ നിഷ്ഠയോടെ പാരംഗതനാണ്.

yajur-veda-vinītaḥtrained in the Yajurveda
yajur-veda-vinītaḥ:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootyajus (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक) + vinīta (कृदन्त, √nī-नी)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विनीतः = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
veda-vidbhiḥby the knowers of the Vedas
veda-vidbhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootveda (प्रातिपदिक) + vid (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; वेदविद् = वेदं वेत्ति इति
supūjitaḥhighly honored
supūjitaḥ:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsupūjita (कृदन्त, सु-√pūj-पूज्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP)
dhanur-vedein the science of archery
dhanur-vede:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-domain)
TypeNoun
Rootdhanus (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
vedeṣuin the Vedas
vedeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootveda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
vedāṅgeṣuin the Vedangas
vedāṅgeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootveda (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; वेदाङ्ग = वेदानाम् अङ्गानि
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
niṣṭhitaḥfirmly established; expert
niṣṭhitaḥ:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootniṣṭhita (कृदन्त, नि-√sthā-स्था)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP)

"He is versed in Yajurveda and is respected by Vedic scholars. He has mastered Dhanurveda and other Vedas and auxillary Vedas as well.

R
Rāma
V
Vedas
V
Vedāṅgas
D
Dhanurveda

FAQs

Dharma is competence guided by sacred learning: spiritual knowledge and practical skill (including warfare) must be integrated under truth and righteous purpose.

Sītā highlights Rāma’s education and mastery, presenting him as both learned and capable to restore justice.

Rāma’s vidyā (learning) and niṣṭhā (steadfast proficiency).