Shloka 17

अयोध्याप्रत्यागमन-सन्देशः

Hanuman Sent Ahead to Ayodhya

Devanagari script

सङ्गत्याभरत्श्रीमान् राज्येनार्थीस्वयंभवेत् ।प्रशास्तुवसुधांसर्वामखिलांरघुनन्दनः ।।।।

Transliteration

saṅgatyā bharataḥ śrīmān rājyenārthī svayaṃ bhavet | praśāstu vasudhāṃ sarvām akhilāṃ raghunandanaḥ ||

Translation

หากเมื่อได้พบกันแล้ว พระภรตผู้รุ่งเรืองปรารถนาราชสมบัติด้วยพระองค์เอง ก็ขอให้พระรฆุนันทนะ ผู้เป็นความปีติแห่งวงศ์รฆุ ทรงปกครองแผ่นดินทั้งสิ้น

Word by Word

• saṅgatyā: by meeting/after meeting
• saṅgatyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण (by meeting/association)

• bharata-śrīmān: Bharata, the illustrious
• bharata-śrīmān: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक) + śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: कर्मधारय (भरतः एव श्रीमान्)

• rājyena: by/with the kingdom
• rājyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• arthī: desirous (of it)
• arthī: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (desirous)

• svayam: by himself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयम्-अव्यय (adverb: oneself)

• bhavet: might become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• praśāstu: let (him) rule/govern
• praśāstu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-śās (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र

• vasudhām: the earth
• vasudhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarvām: all
• sarvām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• akhilām: entire
• akhilām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• raghu-nandanaḥ: Raghu's delight (Rama)
• raghu-nandanaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu (प्रातिपदik) + nandana (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रघोः नन्दनः)

Context

"If the glorious Bharata who is an enhancer of the joy of Raghus having enjoyed the kingdom for long himself, let him rule all the entire earth it is laudable."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān
• Bharata
• Raghu dynasty (Raghu-nandana)
• Earth (Vasudhā)

FAQs

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

Non-attachment to power: Rāma prioritizes righteous governance over personal claim, showing that dharma is service, not possession.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma contemplates the possibility—however remote—that Bharata may wish to keep kingship, and expresses willingness to accept it for the greater good.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tyāga (selflessness) and magnanimity: Rāma is ready to yield sovereignty if dharma is upheld.