Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 88, Shloka 29

रामशय्यादर्शनम्

Bharata Beholds Rama’s Forest Bed

Devanagari script

अभिषेक्ष्यन्ति काकुत्स्थमयोध्यायां द्विजातयः।अपि मे देवताः कुर्युरिमं सत्यं मनोरथम्।।।।

Transliteration

abhiṣekṣyanti kākutstham ayodhyāyāṃ dvijātayaḥ |

api me devatāḥ kuryur imaṃ satyaṃ manoratham ||

Translation

Sa Ayodhyā, pahihiran ng banal na langis ng mga dalawang-ulit na isinilang ang supling ng angkang Kakutstha; nawa’y ipagkaloob ng mga diyos na magkatotoo ang aking minimithing hangaring ito.

Word by Word

• abhiṣekṣyanti: will anoint / will crown
• abhiṣekṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/Future sense here: near-future), Parasmaipada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (plural)

• kākutstham: Kakutstha (Rama)
• kākutstham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular)

• ayodhyāyām: in Ayodhya
• ayodhyāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Saptamī-vibhakti (Locative/7th), Ekavacana (singular)

• dvijātayaḥ: twice-born (brahmins)
• dvijātayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (plural)

• api: perhaps / I wonder
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (nipāta/निपात): interrogative/hopeful sense

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun); Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana (singular)

• devatāḥ: the gods
• devatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (plural)

• kuryuḥ: may they make / may they bring about
• kuryuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhiliṅ-lakāra (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (plural)

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (demonstrative); Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular); viśeṣaṇa of 'manoratham'

• satyam: true
• satyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular); viśeṣaṇa of 'manoratham'

• manoratham: wish, desire
• manoratham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manoratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana (singular)

Context

In Ayodhya the brahmins shall coronate Rama. Will the gods make this desire of mine true?

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Kākutstha)
• Ayodhyā
• brāhmaṇas (dvijātayaḥ)
• gods (devatāḥ)

FAQs

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

Legitimate rule aligned with satya: the wish is not mere power, but rightful consecration of the dharmic heir for the welfare of the realm.

What is the narrative situation?

Amid the exile crisis, the speaker longs for Rāma’s coronation and invokes divine support for that truthful outcome.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence for rightful order and truth—seeking a just restoration rather than personal gain.