Valmiki Ramayana 2.86.22 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 86, Shloka 22

लक्ष्मणगुणवर्णनम्

Lakshmana’s Vigil and Guha’s Testimony

Devanagari script

अपिसत्यप्रतिज्ञेन सार्धं कुशलिना वयं।निवृत्ते समये ह्यस्मिन् सुखिताः प्रविशेमहि।।।।

Transliteration

api satyapratijñena sārdhaṃ kuśalinā vayam |

nivṛtte samaye hy asmin sukhitāḥ praviśemahi ||

Translation

सत्यप्रतिज्ञ व कुशल अशा त्याच्यासह, हा नियत काळ संपल्यावर, आपण पुन्हा सुखाने अयोध्येत प्रवेश करू का?

Word by Word

• prabhātē: at dawn
• prabhātē: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• vimalē: when (the sun was) bright/clear
• vimalē: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; agreeing with sūryē

• sūryē: in/with the sun
• sūryē: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• kārayitvā: having made (them do)
• kārayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) causative √kāraya > kārayitvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund/absolutive) of causative; ‘having caused (to be done)’

• jaṭāḥ: matted locks
• jaṭāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; object of kārayitvā

• ubhau: both (of them)
• ubhau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), द्विवचन; referring to the two (Rama and Lakshmana) as object of ‘caused’

• asmin: on this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; demonstrative with tīrē

• bhāgīrathī-tīrē: on the bank of the Bhāgīrathī
• bhāgīrathī-tīrē: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgīrathī (प्रातिपदिक) + tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भागीरथ्याः तीरम्

• sukham: comfortably
• sukham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (accusative used adverbially) manner-adverb

• santāritau: were ferried across
• santāritau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√tṝ (धातु) > santārita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘were ferried across’

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartṛ (कर्ता) / Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (करण/कर्ता-करणभाव), एकवचन

Context

Can we ever re-enter Ayodhya happily after safely fulfilling the vow and completing the term of exile?

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā (implied)
• Rāma (implied by satyapratijñena)

FAQs

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

Satya (truthfulness) as dharma: the hope of return is tied to the faithful completion of a vow, showing that rightful outcomes are sought through integrity, not shortcuts.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker wonders anxiously whether they will reunite and return happily after the exile-term is completed and the vow is fulfilled.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfast commitment to truth and vows (pratijñā-pālana), even amid fear about the future.