Shloka 31

गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः

Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha

Devanagari script

रामोऽभियाय तं रम्यं वृक्षमिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनः।रथादवातरत्तस्मात्सभार्य स्सहलक्ष्मणः।।2.50.31।।

Transliteration

rāmo ’bhiyāya taṃ ramyaṃ vṛkṣam ikṣvākunandanaḥ | rathād avātarat tasmāt sabhāryaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ || 2.50.31 ||

Translation

အိက္ရှ္ဝာကူဝంశ၏ အားရစရာဖြစ်သော ရာမသည် လှပသော သစ်ပင်ထံသို့ ရောက်လာ၍ ရထားမှ ဆင်းသက်တော်မူသည်။ မဟေသီတော်နှင့် လက္ခမဏတို့လည်း အတူပါရှိကြသည်။

Word by Word

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभियाय: having reached
• अभियाय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + या (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्राय (absolutive form), 'having gone/reached'

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रम्यम्: beautiful
• रम्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying वृक्षम्

• वृक्षम्: tree
• वृक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इक्ष्वाकु-नन्दनः: delight of the Ikshvaku line
• इक्ष्वाकु-नन्दनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्ष्वाकु (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'delight of the Ikshvakus' (epithet)

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• अवातरत्: alighted
• अवातरत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तस्मात्: from that/there
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् (ablative used adverbially); 'from there/from that'

• स-भार्यः: with his wife
• स-भार्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गवत्) + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'with (his) wife'

• स-ह-लक्ष्मणः: with Lakshmana
• स-ह-लक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय) + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'together with Lakshmana'

Context

Lakshmana and Sumantra agreed with Rama, saying 'Be it so' and turned the horses towards that ingudi tree.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Ikṣvāku dynasty
• chariot
• iṅgudī tree (by immediate context)

FAQs

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

Dharma expressed as shared responsibility: exile is borne together with dignity, showing commitment to truth and duty within the family.

What is the narrative situation?

The party arrives at the selected tree near the river and dismounts to rest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dignified endurance: Rāma continues his dharmic path without wavering, accompanied by loyal family.