Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 114, Shloka 26

अयोध्याप्रवेशः

Bharata Enters Ayodhya and Perceives the City’s Desolation

Devanagari script

चन्दनागरुगन्धांश्च महार्हाश्च नवस्रजः। गते हि रामे तरुणा स्संतप्ता नोपभुञ्जते।।2.114.25।।

Transliteration

candanāgarugandhāṁś ca mahārhāś ca navasrajaḥ |

gate hi rāme taruṇāḥ santaptā nopabhuñjate ||2.114.25||

Translation

ராமன் சென்றதால் இளைஞர்கள் சோகத் தீயால் எரிகின்றனர்; அரிய சந்தனம்‑அகரு மணத்திலும் புதிய மலர்மாலைகளிலும் அவர்கள் மகிழ்ச்சி காணவில்லை।

Word by Word

• candana-aguru-gandhān: sandalwood and aguru fragrances
• candana-aguru-gandhān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candana (प्रातिपदिक) + aguru (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) (candana + aguru) within; Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• mahārhāḥ: costly
• mahārhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahārha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• nava-srajaḥ: fresh garlands
• nava-srajaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object—understood)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक) + sraj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya ‘navāḥ srajaḥ’; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• gate: when (he) had gone
• gate: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past participle; Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• rāme: when Rāma (was)
• rāme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• taruṇāḥ: young men
• taruṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• santaptāḥ: distressed
• santaptāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: santapta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation (प्रतिषेध)

• upabhuñjate: enjoy
• upabhuñjate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ, Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana; Ātmanepada; upa- + √bhuj

Context

Since Rama has departed, the young men in distress do not enjoy expensive incense of agaru and sandalwood paste and garlands of fresh flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ayodhya

FAQs

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

It points to a dharmic culture where inner values override sensual pleasure: grief for the righteous leader makes luxury feel hollow, emphasizing ethical attachment over material enjoyment.

What is the narrative situation?

This is a repeated line in the provided input: Bharata notes that the city’s youth have abandoned festive enjoyments because of Rama’s exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective devotion and fidelity to Rama’s virtue—seen in the people’s refusal to celebrate while he suffers.