Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 1

अत्र्याश्रमगमनम् तथा अनसूयोपदेशः

Arrival at Atri’s Hermitage and Anasuya’s Counsel

Devanagari script

राघव स्त्वथ यातेषु तपस्विषु विचिन्तयन्।न तत्रारोचयद्वासं कारणैर्बहुभिस्तदा।।।।

Transliteration

rāghavas tv atha yāteṣu tapasviṣu vicintayan | na tatrārocayad vāsaṃ kāraṇair bahubhis tadā || 2.117.1 ||

Translation

ତପସ୍ବୀମାନେ ଚାଲିଯାଇଥିବା ପରେ ରାଘବ ଚିନ୍ତନ କରି, ଅନେକ କାରଣରୁ ସେତେବେଳେ ସେଠାରେ ଆଉ ବାସ କରିବାକୁ ମନୋନୀତ କଲେ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• rāghavaḥ: Rama
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• tu: but/as for
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/पक्षान्तरे (adversative particle)

• atha: then
• atha: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• yāteṣu: when (they) had gone
• yāteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• tapasviṣu: among the ascetics (when they departed)
• tapasviṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी सह (with yāteṣu)

• vicintayan: thinking
• vicintayan: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• arocayat: found pleasing/approved
• arocayat: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ruc (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage 'arocayat' = 'liked/approved'

• vāsam: dwelling
• vāsam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• kāraṇaiḥ: for reasons
• kāraṇaiḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• bahubhiḥ: many
• bahubhiḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Cause-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of kāraṇaiḥ)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

Context

When the ascetics had departed, Rama thought over the matter well and did not like to reside there for many reasons.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• tapasvins (ascetics)
• āśrama (implied location)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes prudent discernment: Rāma weighs circumstances and chooses a course that best protects the righteous and avoids foreseeable harm.

What is the narrative situation?

After the sages leave, Rāma thinks over what has happened and decides the place is not suitable for continued residence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s thoughtful judgment (viveka) and responsibility in choosing a dwelling aligned with dharmic aims.