Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.3 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 3

लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा

Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama

Devanagari script

सर्वं सलिलमेवासीत्पृथिवी यत्र निर्मिता।तत: स‌मभवद्ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूर्दैवतै: स‌ह।।।।

Transliteration

sarvaṃ salilam evāsīt pṛthivī yatra nirmitā |

tataḥ samabhavad brahmā svayambhūr daivataiḥ saha ||

Translation

Noong pasimula, ang lahat ay pawang tubig; mula roon nahubog ang daigdig. Pagkaraan, nahayag si Brahmā na Svayambhū, kasama ng mga diyos.

Word by Word

• sarvam: all (this)
• sarvam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘everything/all (this)’

• salilam: water
• salilam: Kriya-puraka (क्रिया-पुरक/predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: salila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• pṛthivī: the earth
• pṛthivī: Karta (कर्ता/subject of nirmitā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• nirmitā: was formed/created
• nirmitā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-√mā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was created’

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• samabhavat: came into being
• samabhavat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• svayambhūḥ: the self-existent
• svayambhūḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svayam (अव्यय) + bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘self-born’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः विशेषणम्

• daivataiḥ: with the gods
• daivataiḥ: Sahakari (सहकारी/ सह-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daivata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with)

Context

At the beginning, all this was water from which the earth was created. Thereafter, the self-existent Brahma along with the gods came into existence.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Daivata (the gods)
• Pṛthivī (earth)

FAQs

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

By grounding history in cosmic origins, the text presents dharma as aligned with an ordered creation—truth and right conduct are tied to a structured universe.

What is the narrative situation?

The discourse momentarily shifts to primordial origins before proceeding with dynastic history.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a personal virtue, but the value of satya (truthful remembering of origins) that supports righteous tradition.