Valmiki Ramayana 2.32.43: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 43

द्वात्रिंशस्सर्गः · Gifts to Suyajna and the Brahmins; Trijata’s Petition and Rama’s Charity

Addressed to Rama

Devanagari script

तत स्सभार्य स्त्रिजटो महामुनि र्गवामनीकं प्रतिगृह्य मोदितः ।

यशोबलप्रीतिसुखोपबृंहणी स्तदाशिषः प्रत्यवदन्महात्मनः ॥४३॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.32.43

Transliteration

tataḥ sa-bhāryaḥ strijaṭo mahāmunir gavām anīkaṃ pratigṛhya moditaḥ |

yaśo-bala-prīti-sukhopabṛṃhaṇīs tad āśiṣaḥ pratyavadan mahātmanaḥ ||43||

Translation

ครั้นแล้วมหามุนีสตรีชฏะพร้อมภรรยา รับโคเป็นฝูงใหญ่ด้วยความยินดี แล้วถวายพรแด่พระรามผู้มหาตมา—พรที่เกื้อหนุนเกียรติยศ พละกำลัง ความรักใคร่ และความสุขให้เพิ่มพูน

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तरवाचक (temporal adverb)
• Role: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)

• sa-bhāryaḥ: together with (his) wife
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण of trijaṭaḥ; अव्ययीभाव: 'सह भार्यया' (with (his) wife)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Compound: Avyayibhava

• trijaṭaḥ: Trijata
• Type: Noun
• Root: trijaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• mahāmuniḥ: the great sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'महान् मुनिः'
• Role: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Compound: Karmadharaya

• gavām: of cows
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)

• anīkam: a multitude/troop
• Type: Noun
• Root: anīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• pratigṛhya: having accepted
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√grah (ग्रह्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय-भाव; 'having accepted'
• Role: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)

• moditaḥ: delighted
• Type: Verb
• Root: mud (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे भाववाचक: 'delighted'
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• yaśaḥ-bala-prīti-sukha-upabṛṃhaṇīḥ: enhancing fame, strength, joy, and happiness
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक) + prīti (प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + upabṛṃhaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण of āśiṣaḥ; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'यशोबलप्रीतिसुखं उपबृंहयन्तीः' (enhancing...)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• tadā: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)
• Role: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)

• āśiṣaḥ: blessings
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• pratyavadat: replied/uttered
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√vad (वद्) (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)

• mahātmanaḥ: to the great-souled one
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (दाने/सम्प्रदाने); 'to the great-souled (Rama)'
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)

Sandhi Notes

• tata ssabhārya = tataḥ sa-bhāryaḥ
• gavām anīkam kept as two padas
• yaśōbalaprītisukhōpabṛṃhaṇīḥ resolved as yaśaḥ-bala-prīti-sukha-upabṛṃhaṇīḥ
• tadāśiṣaḥ = tadā āśiṣaḥ
• pratyavadanmahātmanaḥ = pratyavadat mahātmanaḥ

Context

Thereafter that great sage Trijata along with his wife, immensely happy to receive multitudes of cows, pronounced blessings on the magnanimous Rama for glory, power, pleasure and prosperity.

The teaching

Right giving to worthy recipients returns as āśīrvāda—social and spiritual prosperity that strengthens dharma and reputation.

Ethical theme

Dāna-phala / saṃskāra of reciprocity

Devotion and practice

Supports go-dāna/charity as devotional practice; receiving blessings with humility completes the circuit of giving.

Form of praise

Āśīrvāda (benediction)

Mood and themes

Rasa

Shanta (peace), with Adbhuta (wonder)

Mood

Benedictory, contented, auspicious

Themes

• Dharma
• Dāna
• Brāhmaṇa-blessing
• Reciprocity
• Itihasa

Symbolism

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Cows (go)

FAQs

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

Dharma is the sacred reciprocity between giver and worthy recipient: generous giving (especially of cows) is met with blessings that sustain social and spiritual order.

What is the narrative situation?

A great sage accepts Rāma’s gift of many cows and responds with auspicious benedictions for Rāma’s well-being and honor.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dhārmic generosity and the sage’s graciousness in acknowledging the gift through blessings.