Valmiki Ramayana 2.103.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 8

पिण्डदानदर्शनम्

The Queens Behold Rama’s Śrāddha Offering

Devanagari script

दक्षिणाग्रेषु दर्भेषु सा ददर्श महीतले।पितुरिङ्गुदिपिण्याकं न्यस्तमायतलोचना।।2.103.8।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.103.8

Transliteration

dakṣiṇāgreṣu darbheṣu sā dadarśa mahītale |

pitur iṅgudipiṇyākaṁ nyastam āyatalocanā ||2.103.8||

Translation

Кауcалья с большими глазами увидела на земле лепёшки из мякоти ингуди, положенные для её супруга на траву дарбха, чьи кончики были обращены к югу.

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Word by Word

• दक्षिणाग्रेषु: on south-pointed tips
• दक्षिणाग्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण-अग्र (प्रातिपदिक; components: दक्षिण + अग्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies दर्भेषु)

• दर्भेषु: on darbha grasses
• दर्भेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महीतले: on the ground
• महीतले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीतल (प्रातिपदिक; components: मही + तल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पितुः: of (her) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• इङ्गुदिपिण्याकम्: ingudi pulp-cake
• इङ्गुदिपिण्याकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इङ्गुदि-पिण्याक (प्रातिपदिक; components: इङ्गुदि + पिण्याक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• न्यस्तम्: placed
• न्यस्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-√अस्/न्यस् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies इङ्गुदिपिण्याकम्)

• आयतलोचना: large-eyed
• आयतलोचना: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयत-लोचन (प्रातिपदिक; components: आयत + लोचन)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies सा)

Context

That large-eyed Kausalya beheld the cakes of ingudi pulp placed by Rama for his father on a spread of darbha grass whose blades pointed toward the south.

Characters & Entities

• Kausalyā
• Daśaratha (as pitā/father, implied recipient of offering)
• darbha grass

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed through ancestral rites: honoring the departed father through proper ritual materials and orientation reflects filial responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

Kausalyā notices the ritual setup—darbha grass and iṅgudī cakes—prepared as offerings for Daśaratha.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s (implied) filial piety and ritual propriety, observed through the careful placement of offerings.