Valmiki Ramayana 1.13.29: Bala Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 29

हयमेध

यज्ञोपक्रमः · Commencement of the Aśvamedha Preparations

Setting: अयोध्या (implied, Daśaratha’s capital during putrakāmeṣṭi preparations)

Devanagari script

ते च कर्मान्तिकास्सर्वे वसिष्ठाय च धीमते ।

सर्वं निवेदयन्ति स्म यज्ञे यदुपकल्पितम् ॥२९॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 1.13.29

Transliteration

te ca karmāntikāḥ sarve vasiṣṭhāya ca dhīmate |

sarvaṃ nivedayanti sma yajñe yad upakalpitam ||29||

Translation

అప్పుడు యజ్ఞకార్యాలలో నియుక్తులైన వారందరూ ధీమంతుడైన వశిష్ఠ మహర్షి వద్దకు వెళ్లి, యజ్ఞార్థం విధివిధానంగా సిద్ధం చేసిన సమస్త విషయాలను నివేదించారు।

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Word by Word

• ते: they / those
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); pronoun
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)
• Role: Nipāta (निपात)

• कर्मान्तिकाः: ritual workers / attendants
• Type: Noun
• Root: karmāntika (कर्मान्तिक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष: कर्मणः अन्तिके (near the work) → ‘workers/attendants engaged in the rite’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to ते)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• सर्वे: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Plural; adjective qualifying कर्मान्तिकाः/ते
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)

• वसिष्ठाय: to Vasiṣṭha
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (वसिष्ठ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (चतुर्थी) Singular
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)
• Role: Nipāta (निपात)

• धीमते: wise
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (धीमत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative Singular; adjective qualifying वसिष्ठाय
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)

• सर्वम्: everything / all (details)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular; object
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• निवेदयन्ति: report / inform
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु) + ni- (उपसर्ग) (causative sense in usage: ‘to inform’)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Plural; parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

• स्म: (past narrative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sma (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle indicating past/narrative (भूतार्थ-निपात)
• Role: Nipāta (निपात)

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (यज्ञ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी) Singular
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)

• यत्: which / whatever
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; relative pronoun referring to ‘(that) which’
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (relative-correlative)

• उपकल्पितम्: prepared / arranged
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√kḷp (कॢप् धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; agrees with यत्
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) (of यत्)

Sandhi Notes

• कर्मान्तिकास्सर्वे = कर्मान्तिकाः + सर्वे
• निवेदयन्ति स्म = periphrastic past narration
• यदुपकल्पितम् = यत् + उपकल्पितम्

Context

All the workers reported to the wise sage, Vasishta about the tasks completed for the sacrifice.

The teaching

Ritual and royal duties succeed through disciplined coordination: those who execute must report truthfully and completely to the guiding ācārya.

Ethical theme

Professional/ritual duty (svadharma of officiants)

For your practice

Models mindful seva: report one’s work transparently to the teacher/inner conscience; cultivate precision and humility in sacred tasks.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Shanta (peace), with Vira (heroism)

Mood

Orderly, reverent, procedural

Themes

• Dharma
• Yajna
• Accountability
• Ritual-Order
• Itihasa

Symbolism

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Yajña

FAQs

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

Dharma includes accountability and transparency in sacred work: those responsible for tasks report completion to the supervising sage to prevent disorder or error in yajña.

What is the narrative situation?

As preparations conclude, the workers formally inform Vasiṣṭha that the sacrificial arrangements are complete.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective conscientiousness—organized labor aligned with ritual correctness under a wise authority.