Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 5

अभिषेकोपवास-आदेशः

Coronation Preparations and the Fast Enjoined

Devanagari script

स रामभवनं प्राप्य पाण्डुराभ्रघनप्रभम्।तिस्रः कक्ष्या रथेनैव विवेशमुनिसत्तमः।।।।

Transliteration

sa rāma-bhavanaṃ prāpya pāṇḍurābhra-ghana-prabham |

tisraḥ kakṣyā rathenaiva viveśa munisattamaḥ ||

Translation

ครั้นถึงพระนิเวศน์ของพระราม อันรุ่งเรืองดุจหมู่เมฆขาวซีดหนาทึบ มุนีผู้ประเสริฐยิ่งก็ยังประทับอยู่บนรถ แล่นผ่านลานสามชั้นแล้วเสด็จเข้าไป

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine Accusative Singular

• āgatam: arrived
• āgatam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + gam (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), from √ā-gam (आगम्), Masculine Accusative Singular; qualifies ‘ṛṣim’

• ṛṣim: the sage
• ṛṣim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Singular

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• tvaran: hastening
• tvaran: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tvar (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine Nominative Singular; used adverbially with ‘iva’

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle of comparison (उपमा)

• sa-sambhramaḥ: in great agitation
• sa-sambhramaḥ: Kriya-viseshana (भाव/रीति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + sambhrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine Nominative Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘with excitement/haste’

• mānayiṣyan: intending to honor
• mānayiṣyan: Kriya-viseshana (उद्देश्य/भावी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mān (धातु)
• Form: Future active participle (शतृ-भविष्यत्), from causative √mānay (मानय्) < √mān (मान्), Masculine Nominative Singular

• samāna-arham: worthy of equal honor
• samāna-arham: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāna + arha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine Accusative Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘equally worthy (of honor)’; qualifies ‘ṛṣim’

• niścakrāma: came out
• niścakrāma: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis + kram (धातु)
• Form: Verb, Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person Singular, Parasmaipada; from √niṣ-kram (निष्क्रम्)

• niveśanāt: from the residence
• niveśanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niveśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (पञ्चमी) Singular

Context

All those present in the assembly with him (the king) also got up from their seats as he (Dasaratha) did and paid their obeisance to Vasistha.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as social and royal order (maryādā): the setting emphasizes dignified, regulated space where righteous rites and respectful encounters occur.

What is the narrative situation?

Vasiṣṭha arrives at and enters Rāma’s residence, described in auspicious, luminous imagery.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vasiṣṭha’s purposeful composure and the household’s ordered dignity are foregrounded.