Shloka 95

श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis

Narada’s Summary to Valmiki

Devanagari script

अश्वमेधशतैरिष्ट्वा तथा बहुसुवर्णकै: ।।1.1.94।।गवां कोट्ययुतं दत्वा ब्रह्मलोकं प्रयास्यति ।असंख्येयं धनं दत्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महायशा: ।।1.1.95।।

Transliteration

asaṅkhyeyaṃ dhanaṃ datvā brāhmaṇebhyo mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

Ang dakilang tanyag, matapos magbigay ng di-mabilang na yaman sa mga brāhmaṇa, ay magpapatuloy sa banal na kaganapan ng kanyang buhay ayon sa dharma.

Word by Word

• rāja-vaṃśān: royal dynasties
• rāja-vaṃśān: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (rājñāṃ vaṃśān)

• śata-guṇān: hundredfold
• śata-guṇān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of rāja-vaṃśān)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (śatena guṇena = 'hundredfold')

• sthāpayiṣyati: will establish
• sthāpayiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + ṇic (प्रेरण)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• rāghavaḥ: Rāghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• cāturvarṇyam: the fourfold social order (four varṇas)
• cāturvarṇyam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (four varṇas)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sve: in one's own
• sve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of dharme)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (reduplicated: 'each in his own')

• sve: in each respective
• sve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of dharme)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic distributive)

• dharme: in duty; in proper conduct
• dharme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/condition: 'in duty')
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• niyokṣyati: will appoint; will engage
• niyokṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-yuj (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Context

Highly renowned Rama, having satisfied the gods with the performance of a hundred of aswamedhas and many suvarnakas bestowing hundreds of thousands of cows and immense wealth on the brahmins, will return to Brahmaloka.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• brāhmaṇas

FAQs

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

Dharma emphasizes generosity as a royal duty: wealth is to be shared in a principled way, supporting learning and sacred responsibilities.

What is the narrative situation?

This line continues the summary of Rāma’s largesse (dāna) associated with his sacrificial life and dharmic completion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Magnanimity—Rāma’s willingness to give without measure, reinforcing dharmic social support.