Shloka 24

अयोध्यावर्णनम्

Description of Ayodhya under Daśaratha

Devanagari script

विन्ध्यपर्वतजैर्मत्तै: पूर्णा हैमवतैरपि ।मदान्वितैरतिबलैर्मातङ्गै: पर्वतोपमै: ।।1.6.23।। ऐरावतकुलीनैश्च महापद्मकुलैस्तथा ।अञ्जनादपि निष्पन्नैर्वामनादपि च द्विपैः ।।1.6.24।।

Transliteration

airāvatakulīnaiś ca mahāpadmakulais tathā |

añjanād api niṣpannair vāmanād api ca dvipaiḥ || 1.6.24 ||

Translation

ထိုနေရာတွင် မျိုးရိုးမြင့်မြတ်သော ဆင်များလည်း များစွာရှိ၏—အဲရာဝတ မျိုးရိုးမှ၊ မဟာပဒ္မ မျိုးဆက်မှ၊ ထို့ပြင် အဉ္ဇနာမှ ပေါက်ဖွားသူများနှင့် ဝာမနာမှ ပေါက်ဖွားသူ ဆင်များလည်း ပါဝင်၏။

Word by Word

• भद्रैः: with Bhadra (breed)
• भद्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; (elephant-breed name)

• मन्द्रैः: with Mandra (breed)
• मन्द्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; (elephant-breed name)

• मृगैः: with Mṛga (breed)
• मृगैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; (elephant-breed name)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis: indeed/just)

• भद्रमन्द्रमृगैः: with Bhadra-Mandra-Mṛga (mixed breed)
• भद्रमन्द्रमृगैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र + मन्द्र + मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (itaretara) used as a collective breed-name

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• भद्रमन्द्रैः: with Bhadra-Mandra (mixed breed)
• भद्रमन्द्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र + मन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (pair-breed)

• भद्रमृगैः: with Bhadra-Mṛga (mixed breed)
• भद्रमृगैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र + मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः

• मृगमन्द्रैः: with Mṛga-Mandra (mixed breed)
• मृगमन्द्रैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + मन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः

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

• सा: that
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुरी: city
• पुरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नित्यमत्तैः: with always-intoxicated (elephants)
• नित्यमत्तैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य + मत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘नित्यं मत्ताः’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• पूर्णा: full
• पूर्णा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नागैः: with elephants
• नागैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अचलसन्निभैः: resembling mountains
• अचलसन्निभैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of नागैः
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचल + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘अचलेन सन्निभाः’ = mountain-like

Context

It was full of intoxicated elephants born in Vindhya mountains, elephants of enormous strength looking like mountains and born in the Himalayas. Elephants of good breed hailing from the family of Airavata (Indra's vehicle), Mahapadma, Anjana and Vamana.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā
• Airāvata
• Mahāpadma
• Anjana (diggaja name in tradition)
• Vāmana (elephant name in tradition)
• elephants (dvipa)

FAQs

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

Dharma is implied through the picture of ordered prosperity: noble resources (fine elephant breeds) are part of a well-maintained kingdom that can protect and serve society.

What is the narrative situation?

The poet specifies renowned elephant lineages to highlight Ayodhyā’s exceptional wealth and royal capacity.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Royal stewardship: the kingdom’s excellence is shown in careful acquisition and maintenance of high-quality assets.