Valmiki Ramayana 2.96.5 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 96, Shloka 5

चित्रकूटे सैन्यधूलिशब्ददर्शनम्

Alarm at Chitrakūṭa: Lakṣmaṇa sights the approaching army

Devanagari script

स तं सैन्यसमुद्धूतं शब्दं शुश्राव राघवः।तां श्च विप्रद्रुतान्सर्वान्यूथपानन्ववैक्षत।।2.96.5।।

Transliteration

sa taṃ sainya-samuddhūtaṃ śabdaṃ śuśrāva rāghavaḥ | tāṃś ca vipradrutān sarvān yūthapān anvavaikṣata || 2.96.5 ||

Translation

राघवाने सैन्यामुळे उठलेला तो गजर ऐकला आणि ते सर्व यूथपती घाईघाईने पळताना पाहिले।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति; विशेषण (of शब्दम्)

• सैन्यसमुद्धूतम्: raised by the army
• सैन्यसमुद्धूतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सैन्य + समुद्धूत (उद् + धू-धातु, क्त; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति; तत्पुरुष (सैन्येन समुद्धूतः/raised by the army)

• शब्दम्: sound
• शब्दम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति

• शुश्राव: heard
• शुश्राव: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• राघवः: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति; विशेषण (of यूथपान्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• विप्रद्रुतान्: fleeing
• विप्रद्रुतान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + प्र + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति; क्त-कृदन्त ‘fled away’

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति; विशेषण

• यूथपान्: leaders of herds
• यूथपान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूथप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति

• अन्ववैक्षत: looked after; observed
• अन्ववैक्षत: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + अव + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Context

Having slain Bharata and his army in this great forest, I shall doubtless discharge my debt to my arrows and bow.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē ṣaṇṇavatitamassargaḥ.Thus ends the ninetysixth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• army (sainya)

FAQs

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

Dharma here aligns with discernment: Rama does not act blindly; he first listens and observes, modeling the righteous habit of gathering facts before deciding.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama detects an approaching force by sound and by the behavior of fleeing animals.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and attentiveness (careful perception before response).