Valmiki Ramayana 2.34.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 7

रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम् · The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave

Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse

Spoken by Sumantra to King DaśarathaSetting: Ayodhyā palace (approach to the king+c chamber)Places named: Ayodhyā (implied)Pre-departure audience before forest exile

Devanagari script

स त्वा पश्यतु भद्रं ते रामस्सत्यपराक्रमः ।

सर्वान् सुहृद आपृच्छ्य त्वामिदानीं दिदृक्षते ॥७॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.34.7

Transliteration

sa tvā paśyatu bhadraṃ te rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ |

sarvān suhṛda āpṛcchya tvām idānīṃ didṛkṣate ||7||

Translation

भद्रं ते—सत्यपराक्रमो रामस्त्वां पश्यतु। सर्वान् सुहृदः आपृच्छ्य स इदानीं त्वां दिदृक्षते॥

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Word by Word

• सः: he (that)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• त्वाम्: you
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• पश्यतु: let (him) see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)

• भद्रम्: good fortune; auspiciousness
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थे (benedictive usage)
• Role: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/आशीः)

• ते: to you
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)

• रामः: Rama
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• सत्यपराक्रमः: of proven/true valor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): सत्यस्य पराक्रमः यस्य (proven/true prowess)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• सर्वान्: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• सुहृदः: friends; well-wishers
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; (छान्दस/वैकल्पिक रूप) सुहृदः = सुहृदः/सुहृदः (acc. pl.)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• आपृच्छ्य: having taken leave
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having taken leave/asked (permission)’
• Role: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)

• त्वाम्: you
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• इदानीम्: now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
• Role: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)

• दिदृक्षते: wishes to see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; सन्नन्त/इच्छार्थक (desiderative sense: ‘wishes to see’)
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)

Sandhi Notes

• रामस्सत्यपराक्रमः → रामः सत्यपराक्रमः (ः + स → स् स)
• सुहृद आपृच्छ्य → सुहृदः आपृच्छ्य (visarga before vowel)
• त्वामिदानीं → त्वाम् इदानीम् (म् + इ)
• भद्रं ते (anusvāra before dental)

Context

Be blessed audience may be granted to Rama who possesses proven prowess, and now waits, after taking leave of his friends, to see you.

The teaching

Even in crisis, dharmic etiquette persists: one seeks elders+c darŚna and takes leave properly.

Duties in tension

• Messenger+c duty to convey truth despite pain
• King+c duty to receive son vs inability due to grief
• Son+c duty to seek father+c blessing before exile

Ethical theme

Sadācāra (right conduct)

How it resolves

Procedural dharma (audience request) amid emotional breakdown

For your practice

Practice of truthful speech and respectful closure in relationships; mindful leave-taking.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Karuna (compassion), with Vira (heroism)

Mood

Urgent, dutiful, foreboding

Themes

• Dharma
• Satya
• Maryada
• Itihasa
• Ethics

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sumantra
• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as maryādā (proper conduct): seeking permission, taking respectful leave of elders and friends, and approaching the king with decorum.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumantra informs King Daśaratha that Rāma, after bidding farewell to his companions, is waiting to meet the king.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s satya-linked heroism and disciplined conduct—his strength is coupled with truthfulness and respect for social order.