Shloka 44

Raghuvara’s Royal Consecration

Rāma’s Coronation and Familial Reconciliation

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा रघुनाथस्य भार्यामंचितलोचनाम् । तूष्णीं बभूव हृषिता प्रहृष्टस्वतनूरुहा

Transliteration

ityuktvā raghunāthasya bhāryāmaṃcitalocanām | tūṣṇīṃ babhūva hṛṣitā prahṛṣṭasvatanūruhā

Translation

ครั้นกล่าวดังนั้นแก่พระชายาของพระรฆุนาถ—ผู้ก้มเนตรด้วยความละมุนละไม—นางก็นิ่งเงียบไป; ภายในปลาบปลื้มยินดี ขนกายพองสยองด้วยความปีติ

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु √वच्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having said’

• रघुनाथस्य: of Raghunātha (Rama)
• रघुनाथस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघुनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘रघोः नाथः’

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• अञ्चित-लोचनाम्: having lovely eyes
• अञ्चित-लोचनाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अञ्चित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + लोचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘अञ्चिते लोचने यस्याः/या’ (with beautiful/arched eyes)

• तूष्णीम्: silently
• तूष्णीम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूष्णीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• बभूव: became, was
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु √भू)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हृषिता: delighted
• हृषिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष् (धातु √हृष्) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• प्रहृष्ट-स्व-तनूरुहा: whose body-hairs bristled with joy
• प्रहृष्ट-स्व-तनूरुहा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तनूरुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘प्रहृष्टाः स्वतनूरुहाः यस्याः’ (whose body-hairs stood thrilled)

Speaker

Unspecified female speaker (context required to identify precisely)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: इत्युक्त्वा = इति + उक्त्वा; भार्यामंचितलोचनाम् = भार्याम् + अञ्चितलोचनाम्; प्रहृष्टस्वतनूरुहा = प्रहृष्ट-स्व-तनूरुहा.

Characters & Entities

• Raghunātha

FAQs

What emotion is conveyed by “prahṛṣṭa-sva-tanū-ruhā” in this verse?

It indicates intense joy that manifests physically as romaharṣa—hairs standing on end—often treated in Sanskrit literature as a sign of deep devotional or emotional elation.

What does “añcita-locanām” suggest about Raghunātha’s wife?

It suggests modesty and decorum—eyes lowered or gently cast down—conveying humility, shyness, or respectful restraint in the presence of revered speech or company.

Why does the speaker become silent after speaking?

The verse portrays a natural pause following an emotionally charged statement: after addressing Raghunātha’s wife, the speaker is overcome with happiness and becomes quiet, as if savoring the moment.