Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 24

रामाभिषेकपूर्वसज्जा

Preparations for Rama’s Coronation

Devanagari script

चिरं जीवतु धर्मात्मा राजा दशरथोऽनघः।यत्प्रसादोनभिषिक्तं तु रामं द्रक्ष्यामहे वयम्।।2.6.24।।

Transliteration

ciraṃ jīvatu dharmātmā rājā daśaratho 'naghaḥ |

yatprasādena abhiṣiktaṃ tu rāmaṃ drakṣyāmahe vayam || 2.6.24 ||

Translation

धर्मात्मा, निष्पाप राजा दशरथ चिरायू होवो; ज्याच्या कृपेने आम्ही रामाला अभिषिक्त झालेला पाहू.

Word by Word

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): ‘for a long time’

• जीवतु: may (he) live
• जीवतु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद; आशीर्लिङ्गार्थे ‘may (he) live’

• धर्मात्मा: the righteous-souled one
• धर्मात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: धर्मस्य आत्मा = ‘one whose self is righteous’

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दशरथः: Daśaratha
• दशरथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘Daśaratha’ (proper noun)

• अनघः: sinless, blameless
• अनघः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) of दशरथः

• यत्: whose
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी (genitive/6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (relative pronoun) with प्रसादेन: ‘whose’

• प्रसादेन: by (his) grace
• प्रसादेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• अभिषिक्तम्: (who has been) coronated
• अभिषिक्तम्: Karma (कर्म) as qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘having been anointed/coronated’; विशेषण of रामम्

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): contrast/emphasis ‘but/indeed’

• रामम्: Rāma
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्रक्ष्यामहे: we shall behold
• द्रक्ष्यामहे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural), आत्मनेपद; ‘we shall see/behold’

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Context

May the virtuous and sinless king Dasaratha live long by whose grace we are beholding (going to behold) Rama's coronation.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Gratitude and recognition of rightful authority: dharma includes honoring the virtuous king whose decisions enable societal good.

What is the narrative situation?

Citizens bless Daśaratha, crediting him for making Rāma’s consecration possible.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Daśaratha’s blamelessness and dharmic intent—his desire to establish Rāma for the kingdom’s welfare.