Valmiki Ramayana 2.32.10: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 10

द्वात्रिंशस्सर्गः

Gifts to Suyajna and the Brahmins; Trijata’s Petition and Rama’s Charity

Devanagari script

नाग श्शत्रुञ्जयो नाम मातुलोऽयं ददौ मम।तं ते गजसहस्रेण ददामि द्विजसत्तम।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.32.10

Transliteration

nāgaḥ śatruñjayo nāma mātulo 'yaṃ dadau mama | taṃ te gajasahasreṇa dadāmi dvijasattama ||

Translation

О лучший из брахманов, мой дядя по матери даровал мне этого слона по имени Шатрунджая; ныне же я отдаю его тебе вместе с тысячей слонов.

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Word by Word

• nāgaḥ: elephant
• nāgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• śatruñjayaḥ: Satrunjaya
• śatruñjayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatruñjaya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; proper name; compound: śatrūn jayati iti (enemy-conqueror)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle indicating name (नाम-प्रयोग)

• mātulaḥ: maternal uncle
• mātulaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada

• mama: to me / of me
• mama: Sampradāna/Relation (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• tam: that (elephant)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; referring to the elephant

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• gajasahasreṇa: with a thousand elephants
• gajasahasreṇa: Sahakaraṇa/Karaṇa (सहकरण/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja-sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; द्विगु: sahasraṃ gajānām = a thousand elephants (as accompaniment)

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• dvijasattama: O best of brahmins
• dvijasattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija-sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; संबोधन; tatpurusha: dvijānāṃ sattamaḥ = best of twice-born

Context

I am gifting you, O best among brahmins! a thousand elephants including Satrunjaya an elephant my maternal uncle had given me.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Suyajña
• Śatruñjaya (elephant)
• gaja (elephants)

FAQs

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

Dharma is practiced as dāna and honouring the worthy: wealth and prized possessions are treated as instruments for righteous giving, especially before a major life-transition.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma gives significant gifts—specifically an elephant named Śatruñjaya and many more elephants—to a respected brahmin recipient in the Suyajña episode.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Generosity and detachment—Rāma parts with valued royal assets without clinging, consistent with the ethic of renunciation.