Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 9

अभिषेकोपवास-आदेशः

Coronation Preparations and the Fast Enjoined

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नस्ते पिता राम यौवराज्यमवाप्स्यसि।उपवासं भवानद्य करोतु सह सीतया।।।।

Transliteration

prasannas te pitā rāma yauvarājyam avāpsyasi | upavāsaṁ bhavān adya karotu saha sītayā || 2.5.9 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราม พระบิดาทรงพอพระทัยในพระองค์ พระองค์จักได้ดำรงตำแหน่งยุวราช ดังนั้นวันนี้ขอพระองค์ทรงประกอบอุปวาส (ถือศีลอด) ร่วมกับพระนางสีดา

Word by Word

• प्रसन्नः: pleased/favorably disposed
• प्रसन्नः: कर्ता (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies pitā)

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचनरूप (Genitive/Dative ‘of you/to you’); अत्र अर्थतः चतुर्थी (to you)

• पिता: father
• पिता: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राम: O Rama
• राम: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• यौवराज्यम्: heir-apparency (crown-princeship)
• यौवराज्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवराज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• अवाप्स्यसि: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• उपवासम्: fast
• उपवासम्: कर्म (Object of karotu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आदरार्थे सर्वनाम

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: काल (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• करोतु: should do/undertake
• करोतु: आज्ञा (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अत्र आज्ञार्थे ‘let him/you do’—प्रयोगः भवान्-कर्तरि आदरार्थं

• सह: with
• सह: सहकारक (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (with)

• सीतया: Sita
• सीतया: सहकारक (Companion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Context

O Rama!, well-disposed towards you, your father will declare you heir-apparent. Do undertake fast today, along with Sita.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• Sītā
• upavāsa (fast)

FAQs

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

Discipline and purity as dharma: before assuming public power, one should practice self-restraint and sacred observance, aligning inner conduct with outer duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Vasiṣṭha informs Rāma of Daśaratha’s favorable decision and prescribes a ritual fast for Rāma and Sītā as part of coronation preparations.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s readiness for disciplined observance and Sītā’s partnership in dharmic household duty.