Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 50, Shloka 28

गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः

Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha

Devanagari script

अविदूरादयं नद्या बहुपुष्पप्रवालवान्।सुमहानिङ्गुदीवृक्षो वसामोऽत्रैव सारथे।।2.50.28।।

Transliteration

avidūrād ayaṃ nadyā bahupuṣpapravālavān | sumahān iṅgudīvṛkṣo vasāmo ’traiva sārathi || 2.50.28 ||

Translation

“ସାରଥି, ନଦୀଠାରୁ ଅତି ଦୂର ନୁହେଁ—ଏଠି ଏକ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବିଶାଳ ଇଙ୍ଗୁଦୀ ବୃକ୍ଷ ଅଛି, ଅନେକ ପୁଷ୍ପ ଓ କୋମଳ ପ୍ରବାଳ (କୁଞ୍ଚିତ ଅଙ୍କୁର)ରେ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ; ଆମେ ଏଠିଏ ରହିବା।”

Word by Word

• अविदूरात्: not far away (from here)
• अविदूरात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अविदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; ablative sense 'from not far' (adverbial)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• नद्या: from the river
• नद्या: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन; 'from the river'

• बहु-पुष्प-प्रवालवान्: having many flowers and buds
• बहु-पुष्प-प्रवालवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवाल (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; possessive adjective 'having many flowers and sprouts/buds'

• सुमहान्: very large
• सुमहान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'very great/large'

• इङ्गुदी-वृक्षः: an ingudi tree
• इङ्गुदी-वृक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इङ्गुदी (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'Ingudi-tree'

• वसामः: we shall stay
• वसामः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present; future-intent), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (place)

• एव: itself/indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle of emphasis

• सारथे: O charioteer
• सारथे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Context

O charioteer! there is a very large ingudi (almond) tree not far from the river, luxuriant with flowers and budding leaves. We shall stay there tonight.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sumantra
• Gaṅgā (river, implied by ‘nadyāḥ’ in context)
• iṅgudī tree

FAQs

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

Dharma as restraint and simplicity: Rāma accepts minimal shelter in nature, embodying disciplined living appropriate to exile and truth-kept vows.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma selects a campsite near the river under a large iṅgudī tree for the night.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Austerity with practicality: he chooses a modest, safe resting place without complaint.