Valmiki Ramayana 2.81.10 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 81, Shloka 10

एकाशीति तमः सर्गः

Bharata’s Grief, Courtly Summons, and the Assembly Hall

Devanagari script

शातकुम्भमयीं रम्यां मणिरत्नसमाकुलाम्।सुधर्मामिव धर्मात्मा सगणः प्रत्यपद्यत।।।।

Transliteration

śātakumbhamayīṃ ramyāṃ maṇiratnasamākulām | sudharmām iva dharmātmā sagaṇaḥ pratyapadyata ||

Translation

พระวสิษฐ์ผู้ทรงธรรม พร้อมด้วยหมู่คณะ ได้เข้าสู่ท้องพระโรงอันงดงาม ทำด้วยทองศาตกุมภะ ประดับแน่นด้วยแก้วมณีรัตนะ ประหนึ่งสภาสุธรรมาของพระอินทร์

Word by Word

• śātakumbha-mayīm: golden
• śātakumbha-mayīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śātakumbha (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (made of gold); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण to implied 'sabhām'

• ramyām: lovely
• ramyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण to implied 'sabhām'

• maṇi-ratna-samākulām: inlaid with gems
• maṇi-ratna-samākulām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + samākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (crowded with gems and jewels); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण to implied 'sabhām'

• sudharmām: Sudharmā (Indra's hall)
• sudharmām: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudharmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचन (sg.); उपमान (comparison object)

• iva: like
• iva: Upamāna-dyotaka (उपमानद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक

• dharmātmā: the righteous one
• dharmātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (one whose self is dharma = righteous); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (sg.)

• sa-gaṇaḥ: with his retinue
• sa-gaṇaḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (sg.); 'with his group/attendants' qualifying 'dharmātmā'

• pratyapadyata: reached/entered
• pratyapadyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + ā + √pad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

Context

Righteous Vasistha along with his disciples reached the lovely golden assembly hall inlaid with gems and precious stones, which resembled Sudharma, (the assembly hall of Indra).

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Indra

FAQs

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

Dharma is embodied in the presence of a dharmic preceptor: governance and major decisions are framed within counsel, ritual order, and moral authority.

What is the narrative situation?

Vasiṣṭha proceeds to a grand assembly hall, indicating an imminent formal consultation or state action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Righteous leadership through guidance—Vasiṣṭha’s role as moral anchor and learned adviser.