Valmiki Ramayana 2.103.4 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 4

पिण्डदानदर्शनम्

The Queens Behold Rama’s Śrāddha Offering

Devanagari script

इदं तेषामनाथानां क्लिष्टमक्लिष्टकर्मणाम्।वने प्राक्कलनं तीर्थं ये ते निर्विषयीकृताः।।2.103.4।।

Transliteration

idaṁ teṣām anāthānāṁ kliṣṭam akliṣṭakarmaṇām |

vane prākkalanaṁ tīrthaṁ ye te nirviṣayīkṛtāḥ ||2.103.4||

Translation

นี่แลคือท่าน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ทางทิศบูรพาในพงไพร อันเกี่ยวเนื่องกับผู้ไร้ที่พึ่งเหล่านั้น—แม้ระทมทุกข์แต่ไม่หย่อนการงาน—ผู้ถูกขับไล่ออกจากแว่นแคว้นของตน

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तेषाम्: of those
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनाथानाम्: of the helpless
• अनाथानाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies implied persons)

• क्लिष्टम्: painful/afflicted
• क्लिष्टम्: Pradhana-visheshana (विधेय-विशेषण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्लिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण/विधेय (predicate adjective to इदम्)

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणाम्: of those whose deeds are untiring/untroubled
• अक्लिष्टकर्मणाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्लिष्ट-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; components: अ + क्लिष्ट + कर्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies those persons)

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्राक्कलनम्: lying to the east
• प्राक्कलनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राक्-कलन (प्रातिपदिक; components: प्राक् + कलन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies तीर्थम्): ‘eastward/lying to the east’

• तीर्थम्: sacred place/ford
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (correlative)

• निर्विषयीकृताः: made without a realm; banished/expelled
• निर्विषयीकृताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-वि-षय-√कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ते)

Context

This is a sacred place to the east of the forest used by the unfortunate Rama, and Lakshmana of untiring energy and Sita expelled from the country and undergoing suffering.

Characters & Entities

• tīrtha (sacred place/ford)
• vana (forest)

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown as endurance: even when unjustly dispossessed, the righteous continue their duties without slackening, turning places of hardship into places of sanctity.

What is the narrative situation?

Kausalyā identifies a specific sacred spot in the forest connected with the exiled royals, emphasizing their suffering and steadfast effort.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unwearied duty (akliṣṭa-karma) amid suffering—suggesting the disciplined resilience of Rāma and his companions.