Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 11

पिण्डदानदर्शनम्

The Queens Behold Rama’s Śrāddha Offering

Devanagari script

तस्य देवसमानस्य पार्थिवस्य महात्मनः।नैतदौपयिकं मन्ये भुक्तभोगस्य भोजनम्।।2.103.11।।

Transliteration

tasya devasamānasya pārthivasya mahātmanaḥ |

na etad aupayikaṁ manye bhuktabhogasya bhojanam || 2.103.11 ||

Translation

ଦେବସମାନ ତେଜସ୍ୱୀ ସେଇ ମହାତ୍ମା ରାଜା, ଯିଏ ପୂର୍ବେ ସମସ୍ତ ଭୋଗ ଉପଭୋଗ କରିଥିଲେ—ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏହି ଭୋଜନ ଯଥୋଚିତ ବୋଲି ମୁଁ ମନେ କରୁନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• tasya: of that (king)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• devasamānasya: of one equal to a god
• devasamānasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva-samāna (प्रातिपदिक; देव + समान)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; adjective qualifying pārthivasya

• pārthivasya: of the king
• pārthivasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled
• mahātmanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; adjective qualifying pārthivasya

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; sentence negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• aupayikam: appropriate
• aupayikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aupayika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; predicate adjective with etat/bhojanam

• manye: I think
• manye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्; present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• bhuktabhogasya: of one who has enjoyed pleasures
• bhuktabhogasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukta-bhoga (प्रातिपदिक; भुक्त + भोग)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; adjective qualifying tasya/pārthivasya

• bhojanam: food
• bhojanam: Karta (कर्ता; of implied copula)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; subject of implied 'asti'

Context

I do not think that this is an appropriate food for that god-like and great lord of the earth who enjoyed all luxury.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the tension between ritual necessity and emotional notions of appropriateness; dharma is performed even when the heart protests the austerity forced by exile.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing the simple offering, a queen laments that such food seems unworthy for the formerly luxurious king.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Deep loyalty and remembrance—grief expresses itself as concern for the departed king’s dignity.