Valmiki Ramayana 2.5.11: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 11

अभिषेकोपवास-आदेशः

Coronation Preparations and the Fast Enjoined

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा स तदा राममुपवासं यतव्रतम् ।

मन्त्रवत्कारयामास वैदेह्या सहितं मुनिः ॥११॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.5.11

Transliteration

ity uktvā sa tadā rāmam upavāsaṃ yatavratam |

mantravat kārayāmāsa vaidehyā sahitaṃ muniḥ ||11||

Translation

Setelah berkata demikian, sang resi pun menyuruh Rāma—yang teguh memegang nazar—bersama Vaidehī (Sītā) menjalankan puasa, dengan segala upacara dilakukan menurut mantra-mantra suci.

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Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाल (having done earlier)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• rāmam: Rāma
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• upavāsam: a fast
• upavāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yatavratam: observing a vow (restrained)
• yatavratam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘restrained-vow’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying rāmam)

• mantravat: with sacred hymns
• mantravat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mantravat (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्ययोगे अव्यय (adverb: ‘with mantras/according to mantras’)

• kārayāmāsa: caused (him) to perform / made undertake
• kārayāmāsa: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) + लिट्/परिप्रास-परफेक्ट (periphrastic perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vaidehyā: with Vaidehī (Sītā)
• vaidehyā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• sahitam: accompanied (together)
• sahitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP from सह्/सहाय-भाव); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying rāmam)

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

The ascetic (Vasistha) having thus spoken to Rama made him undertake fast along with Sita in accompaniment with sacred hymns.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Rāma
• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• upavāsa (fast)
• mantra

FAQs

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

Dharma includes inner preparation: fasting and vows cultivate self-control and purity before assuming public responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

As part of coronation rites, Vasiṣṭha directs Rāma and Sītā to observe a ritual fast with mantra recitation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s vrata-discipline (yatavrata) and readiness to follow dharmic procedure; Sītā’s partnership in observance.