Valmiki Ramayana 2.14.67 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 67

सत्यपाशः

Kaikeyi’s Demand and the Noose of the King’s Promise

Devanagari script

सागरह्रदसङ्काशात्सुमन्त्रोऽन्तःपुराच्छुभात्।।।।निष्क्रम्य जनसम्बाधं ददर्श द्वारमग्रतः।

Transliteration

sāgarahradasaṅkāśāt sumantro ’ntaḥpurāc chubhāt | niṣkramya janasambādhaṃ dadarśa dvāram agrataḥ ||

Translation

Sumantra keluar dari balairung dalam yang suci dan bertuah—laksana telaga samudera yang dalam—lalu menembusi kesesakan orang ramai dan melihat di hadapannya pintu gerbang yang dipenuhi manusia.

Word by Word

• सागरह्रदसङ्काशात्: from (a place) resembling a sea-lake
• सागरह्रदसङ्काशात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāgara-hrada-saṅkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, पञ्चमी (5th case/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘सागरह्रदयोः सङ्काशः’ (like sea-lake/deep water)

• सुमन्त्रः: Sumantra
• सुमन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अन्तःपुरात्: from the inner palace
• अन्तःपुरात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antaḥpura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; ‘अन्तः + पुर’

• शुभात्: auspicious
• शुभात्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘अन्तःपुरात्’

• निष्क्रम्य: having come out
• निष्क्रम्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-kram (क्रम् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having gone out’

• जनसम्बाधम्: the crowding of people
• जनसम्बाधम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana-sambādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘जनानां सम्बाधः’ (crowd/throng)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्वारम्: gate
• द्वारम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agratas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘in front/ahead’

Context

Sumantra, departed from the auspcious inner apartment which looked like the deep waters of the sea and saw people thronging the gate.

Characters & Entities

• Sumantra
• Antaḥpura (inner palace)

FAQs

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

The verse situates dharma in public order: the palace and its gates are spaces where private royal decisions meet public expectation—implying that righteous kingship is accountable to society.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumantra exits the inner quarters and notices the palace gate crowded with people.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Attentiveness and readiness in service—Sumantra moves efficiently through the palace environment to fulfill his task.