Shloka 14

Devanagari script

दिवसे दिवसे हास्या गतिजल्पितचेष्टितम्‌ । प्रत्याहरंश्न मे युक्ता: स्थिता: प्रियहिते सदा,मेरे लगाये हुए गुप्तचर सदा मेरे प्रिय एवं हितमें संलग्न रहनेवाले थे। वे प्रतिदिन उस कन्याकी गतिविधि, बोलचाल और चेष्टाका समाचार मेरे पास पहुँचाया करते थे

Transliteration

divase divase hāsyā gati-jalpitaceṣṭitam | pratyāharaṃś ca me yuktāḥ sthitāḥ priyahite sadā ||

Translation

День за днём мои соглядатаи — неизменно преданные тому, что мне дорого и полезно, — исправно приносили мне вести о движениях той девы, о её речах и поступках, даже о её улыбках.

Word by Word

दिवसेon a day

दिवसेday by day

हास्याlaughs; humorous (matters)

गति-जल्पित-चेष्टितम्movement, speech, and actions (taken together)

प्रत्याहरन्they brought back; they reported

चand

मेto me

युक्ताःengaged; assigned; employed

स्थिताःstanding; remaining; stationed

प्रिय-हितेin (my) dear and beneficial interest

सदाalways

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rāma

a maiden (kanyā)

agents/spies (yuktāḥ, implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the importance of vigilance and informed decision-making in leadership (rajadharma), while implicitly inviting reflection on ethical limits—how far oversight may go without becoming harmful intrusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma says that his appointed agents, always acting for his welfare, brought him daily reports about a maiden—her movements, speech, gestures, and even her smiles—indicating systematic monitoring and regular intelligence updates.