Valmiki Ramayana 2.15.49: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 15, Shloka 49

अभिषेकसज्जा तथा सुमन्त्रस्य प्रेषणम्

Coronation Preparations and Sumantra’s Commission

Devanagari script

तदन्द्रिकूटाचलमेघसन्निभं महाविमानोपमवेश्मसंयुतम्।अवार्यमाणः प्रविवेश सारथिःप्रभूतरत्नं मकरो यथार्णवम्।।2.15.49।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.15.49

Transliteration

tad adrikūṭācalameghasannibhaṃ mahāvimānopamaveśmasaṃyutam |

avāryamāṇaḥ praviveśa sārathiḥ prabhūtaratnaṃ makaro yathārṇavam || 2.15.49 ||

Translation

ఆ రాజప్రాసాదము ఇంద్రకూట పర్వతశిఖరమున నిలిచిన మేఘమువలె, మహావిమానమునకు సమానమైన అనేక గృహభాగములతో కూడినది. అందులో సారథి నిరోధములేక ప్రవేశించెను—బహురత్నసమృద్ధమైన సముద్రములో మకరము ప్రవేశించునట్లు।

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Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• andrikūṭa-acala-megha-sannibham: resembling a cloud on a mountain peak
• andrikūṭa-acala-megha-sannibham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: andri-kūṭa + acala + megha + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; multi-member tatpuruṣa: 'similar to a cloud (megha) over a mountain peak (acala-kūṭa)'

• mahā-vimāna-upama-veśma-saṃyutam: joined with splendid mansion-like chambers
• mahā-vimāna-upama-veśma-saṃyutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + vimāna + upama + veśma + saṃyuta (कृदन्त; √yuj)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'connected with/possessing rooms like great aerial mansions'; saṃyuta PPP (क्त)

• avāryamāṇaḥ: unhindered
• avāryamāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + vāryamāṇa (कृदन्त; √vṛ/√vār)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; present passive participle (शानच्/मान) with privative a-: 'not being prevented'

• praviveśa: entered
• praviveśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √viś (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• sārathiḥ: the charioteer
• sārathiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārathi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• prabhūta-ratnam: rich in jewels
• prabhūta-ratnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabhūta + ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; karmadhāraya: 'abundant (prabhūta) jewels (ratna)'

• makaraḥ: a makara (sea-creature/crocodile)
• makaraḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: makara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yathā: as/like
• yathā: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative indeclinable (उपमावाचक अव्यय)

• arṇavam: the ocean
• arṇavam: Upameya (उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Context

The palace looked like a mountain peak covered by a cloud and a great vimana surrounded by splendid apartments. The charioteer entered the palace unobstructed like a crocodile entering the ocean bristling with many gems.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē pañcadaśaḥsargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fifteenth sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Sumantra (implied by ‘sārathiḥ’)
• vimāna (simile)
• makara
• arṇava (ocean)

FAQs

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

Dharma is implied through rightful access and unobstructed duty: the charioteer moves without hindrance because he acts within legitimate role and protocol—authority and service aligned with order.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumantra enters the palace complex; the verse poetically describes the grandeur of the residence and his unhindered passage inward.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfast service: Sumantra’s purposeful entry reflects a servant’s commitment to complete his entrusted task.