Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 10

पिण्डदानदर्शनम्

The Queens Behold Rama’s Śrāddha Offering

Devanagari script

इदमिक्ष्वाकुनाथस्य राघवस्य महात्मनः।राघवेण पितुर्दत्तं पश्यतैतद्यथाविधि।।2.103.10।।

Transliteration

idam ikṣvākunāthasya rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ |

rāghaveṇa pitur dattaṁ paśyataitad yathāvidhi || 2.103.10 ||

Translation

Vede, segundo o rito devido, esta oferenda que Rāghava (Rāma) deu a seu pai—Daśaratha, o magnânimo senhor da linhagem de Ikṣvāku.

Word by Word

• idam: this (offering)
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd; प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ikṣvākunāthasya: of the lord of the Ikṣvāku line
• ikṣvākunāthasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ikṣvāku-nātha (प्रातिपदिक; इक्ष्वाकु + नाथ)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• rāghavasya: of Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (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 rāghavasya

• rāghaveṇa: by Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghaveṇa: Karta (कर्ता; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• pituḥ: to (his) father
• pituḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान; recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative/Genitive (4th/6th; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी), Singular; here Dative sense with 'dattam' (given to)

• dattam: given
• dattam: Karma (कर्म; predicate participle of object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धाातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative Singular; agrees with idam/etat

• paśyata: look (you all)
• paśyata: Pravartaka (प्रवर्तक; imperative to listeners)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्; imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Bahuvacana (plural); parasmaipada

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

• yathāvidhi: according to rule/tradition
• yathāvidhi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā-vidhi (अव्यय; यथा + विधि)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable), adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)

Context

Have darsan of this pinda offered by Rama according to tradition to his magnanimous father, Dasaratha, lord of the Ikshvaku race.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Daśaratha (Rāghava; Ikṣvāku-nātha)

FAQs

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

Ritual and filial dharma: performing prescribed rites (yathāvidhi) for one’s father is treated as a moral obligation sustaining social and spiritual order.

What is the narrative situation?

Vasiṣṭha draws attention to the piṇḍa offering made by Rāma for Daśaratha.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and correctness in duty—Rāma’s careful adherence to tradition despite exile.