Valmiki Ramayana 2.103.11: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 11

पिण्डदानदर्शनम्

The Queens Behold Rama’s Śrāddha Offering

Devanagari script

तस्य देवसमानस्य पार्थिवस्य महात्मनः।नैतदौपयिकं मन्ये भुक्तभोगस्य भोजनम्।।2.103.11।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.103.11

Transliteration

tasya devasamānasya pārthivasya mahātmanaḥ |

na etad aupayikaṁ manye bhuktabhogasya bhojanam || 2.103.11 ||

Translation

देवसमानस्य तस्य महात्मनः पार्थिवस्य, भुक्तभोगस्य, एतद् भोजनम् अनुपयुक्तम् इति मन्ये।

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Word by Word

• tasya: of that (king)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• devasamānasya: of one equal to a god
• devasamānasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva-samāna (प्रातिपदिक; देव + समान)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; adjective qualifying pārthivasya

• pārthivasya: of the king
• pārthivasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (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 pārthivasya

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; sentence negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

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

• aupayikam: appropriate
• aupayikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aupayika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; predicate adjective with etat/bhojanam

• manye: I think
• manye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्; present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• bhuktabhogasya: of one who has enjoyed pleasures
• bhuktabhogasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukta-bhoga (प्रातिपदिक; भुक्त + भोग)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; adjective qualifying tasya/pārthivasya

• bhojanam: food
• bhojanam: Karta (कर्ता; of implied copula)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; subject of implied 'asti'

Context

I do not think that this is an appropriate food for that god-like and great lord of the earth who enjoyed all luxury.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the tension between ritual necessity and emotional notions of appropriateness; dharma is performed even when the heart protests the austerity forced by exile.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing the simple offering, a queen laments that such food seems unworthy for the formerly luxurious king.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Deep loyalty and remembrance—grief expresses itself as concern for the departed king’s dignity.