Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.34: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 34

लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा

Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama

Devanagari script

तस्य ज्येष्ठोऽसि दायादो राम इत्यभिविश्रुतः ।

तद्गृहाण स्वकं राज्यमवेक्षस्व जनं नृप ॥३४॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.110.34

Transliteration

tasya jyeṣṭho 'si dāyādo rāma ity abhiviśrutaḥ |

tad gṛhāṇa svakaṃ rājyam avekṣasva janaṃ nṛpa ||34||

Translation

ท่านเป็นทายาทผู้ใหญ่ของพระองค์ เป็นที่เลื่องลือทั่วหล้าว่า ‘พระราม’ ฉะนั้น ข้าแต่พระราชา จงรับราชสมบัติของตน และทรงอภิบาลประชาชนเถิด

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that (king)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सामान्य (pronoun)

• ज्येष्ठः: eldest
• ज्येष्ठः: विशेषण (Adjectival complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• असि: you are
• असि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• दायादः: heir
• दायादः: प्रेडिकेट-नाम (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दायाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: प्रेडिकेट-नाम (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus/as
• इति: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अभिविश्रुतः: well-known, famed
• अभिविश्रुतः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: therefore/for that reason
• तत्: हेतु (Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थे (indeclinable use: therefore/for that reason)

• गृहाण: accept, take
• गृहाण: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• स्वकम्: your own
• स्वकम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of राज्यम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• राज्यम्: kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अवेक्षस्व: look after, oversee
• अवेक्षस्व: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• जनम्: the people
• जनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

Being the eldest son of king Dasaratha and widely known as Rama you happen to be the heir apparent. Hence, O king, accept the kingdom and look after the people.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Daśaratha
• Bharata
• kingdom (rājya)
• people (jana)

FAQs

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

It asserts rājadharma: the rightful heir should accept responsibility for governance and protect the people.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata urges Rama to return from exile and assume kingship as the legitimate eldest heir of Daśaratha.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s duty-bound legitimacy (as heir) and the king’s obligation to care for subjects.