Shloka 8

रामायणकथासंक्षेपः — ब्रह्मोक्तो रामावतारवृत्तान्तः

Devanagari script

पित्रादिभिरयोध्यायां गत्वा रामादयः स्थिताः / युधाजितं मातुलञ्च शत्रुघ्नभरतौ गतौ

Transliteration

pitrādibhirayodhyāyāṃ gatvā rāmādayaḥ sthitāḥ / yudhājitaṃ mātulañca śatrughnabharatau gatau

Translation

पित्रादिभिः सहायोध्यां गत्वा रामादयः स्थिताः । युधाजितं मातुलं च शत्रुघ्नभरतौ गतौ ॥

Word by Word

• pitrādibhiḥ: with the father and others
• pitrādibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ādi-समास (etc.)

• ayodhyāyām: in Ayodhyā
• ayodhyāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• rāmādayaḥ: Rāma and others
• rāmādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ādi-समास (Rāma and others)

• sthitāḥ: remained/stayed
• sthitāḥ: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; used predicatively

• yudhājitam: Yudhājit
• yudhājitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudhājit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mātulam: maternal uncle
• mātulam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• śatrughnabharatau: Śatrughna and Bharata
• śatrughnabharatau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatrughna (प्रातिपदिक) + bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• gatau: went
• gatau: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; predicative

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (not a Vishnu–Garuda dialogue line; edition context needed)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kuladharma and political-social duty: honoring elders, maintaining alliances, and fulfilling familial obligations.

Vedantic Theme: Svadharma in relational roles; order (niyati) unfolding through duties and connections.

Application: Maintain healthy family networks; balance personal life with obligations to elders and extended kin.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: royal capital; allied kingdom

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.143 (Ayodhyā return and Kekaya visit setup)

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhya
• Rama
• Bharata
• Shatrughna
• Yudhajit
• Maternal uncle (mātula)
• Fathers (pitṛ)

FAQs

What is described in this verse?

It narrates that Rama and others stayed in Ayodhya after arriving with their elders, while Bharata and Shatrughna went to their maternal uncle Yudhajit.

Does this verse relate to Garuda Purana death rituals or Yama’s realm?

No. As given, it contains epic-person names and a travel narrative, not the technical afterlife/ritual vocabulary typical of the Garuda Purana’s Preta-kanda teachings.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It highlights family duties and kinship ties—maintaining responsibilities toward elders and maternal relatives.