Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 5

हयमेध

यज्ञोपक्रमः — Commencement of the Aśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

तथेति च स राजानमब्रवीद्द्विजसत्तमः।करिष्ये सर्वमेवैतद्भवता यत्समर्थितम्।।1.13.5।।

Transliteration

tatheti ca sa rājānam abravīd dvijasattamaḥ |

kariṣye sarvam evaitad bhavatā yat samarthitam || 1.13.5 ||

Translation

तथेति स द्विजसत्तमः राजानम् अब्रवीत्—भवता यत् समर्थितं, एतत् सर्वम् अहं सम्यक् करिष्ये।

Word by Word

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb: 'so/thus'

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, quotative particle (उद्धरण): marks direct speech

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (subject of abravīt/kariṣye)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine Nominative Singular

• rājānam: to the king
• rājānam: Karma (कर्म) (object of abravīt: 'said to the king')
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Singular

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू) (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person Singular, Parasmaipada

• dvijasattamaḥ: foremost brahmin
• dvijasattamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to saḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + sat-tama (द्विज + सत् + तम) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ('best among the good brahmins'); Masculine Nominative Singular

• kariṣye: I will do/perform
• kariṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person Singular (उत्तमपुरुष), Parasmaipada

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म) (object of kariṣye)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular; in apposition to sarvam

• bhavatā: by you
• bhavatā: Karaṇa (करण) / Agent-in-passive (कर्तृकरण) (with samarthitam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (भवत्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental Singular

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म) (object within relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter Accusative Singular; relative pronoun referring to etat

• samarthitam: approved/decided
• samarthitam: Karma (कर्म) (predicate of relative clause)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-arth (सम् + अर्थ्) (धातु) → samarthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त), Neuter Accusative Singular; 'approved/decided'; agrees with yat/etat

Context

The great among brahmins answered him saying "I shall do everything as proposed by you".

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

Commitment to duty and truthfulness: a priest-teacher accepts responsibility to execute what has been rightly resolved by the king, reflecting reliability (satya) and disciplined service (dharma).

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha has proposed/decided the sacrificial undertaking; Vasiṣṭha formally agrees and promises to implement the plan.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vasiṣṭha’s integrity and competence—he speaks with assurance and accepts the burden of execution without hesitation.