Valmiki Ramayana 2.50.5 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 50, Shloka 5

गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः

Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha

Devanagari script

अनुक्रोशो दया चैव यथार्हं मयि वः कृतः।चिरं दुःखस्य पापीयो गम्यतामर्थसिद्धये।।2.50.5।।

Transliteration

anukrośo dayā caiva yathārhaṃ mayi vaḥ kṛtaḥ |

ciraṃ duḥkhasya pāpīyo gamyatām arthasiddhaye || 2.50.5 ||

Translation

ท่านทั้งหลายได้แสดงความเอ็นดูและเมตตาต่อข้าพเจ้าอย่างสมควรแล้ว การยืดเยื้อความโศกนานเกินควรย่อมไม่งาม; บัดนี้จงไปเถิด เพื่อให้กิจหน้าที่สำเร็จลุล่วง

Word by Word

• अनुक्रोशः: compassion
• अनुक्रोशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुक्रोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• दया: kindness
• दया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle: indeed/just)

• यथार्हम्: appropriately
• यथार्हम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (adverb): 'as is proper'

• मयि: towards/in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वः: by you
• वः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी बहुवचन-रूप (Gen./Dat. Plural enclitic); अत्र कर्तृसम्बन्धे (by you / of you)

• कृतः: has been done/shown
• कृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. Sing.), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); अनुक्रोशः/दया इत्यस्य विधेय (has been shown/done)

• चिरम्: for long
• चिरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (for a long time)

• दुःखस्य: of sorrow
• दुःखस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• पापीयः: worse/more blameworthy
• पापीयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तुलनात्मक (Comparative) - ईयसुन्; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. Sing.), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) (अत्र 'चिरम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणवत्: 'more sinful/worse')

• गम्यताम्: go (please)
• गम्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): 'let it be gone/please go'

• अर्थसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of duty/purpose
• अर्थसिद्धये: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); समासः अर्थस्य सिद्धिः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Context

As the wise, illustrious, magnanimous son of Dasaratha (Rama) who was used to pleasures and not discomfort lay on the ground, the long night slipped away.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē pañcāśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fiftieth sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma requires steadiness of mind: compassion is acknowledged, but one should not indulge grief; one must return to rightful responsibilities.

What is the narrative situation?

As people grieve around him, Rama urges them to stop lingering in sorrow and to go back to complete their obligations.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prasāda (calm clarity) and guidance rooted in duty.