Valmiki Ramayana 2.102.36: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 102, Shloka 36

पितृमरणश्रवणं जलक्रिया च

Hearing of Daśaratha’s death and the libation rites at Mandākinī

Devanagari script

अथ वासान्परित्यज्य तं सर्वेऽभिमुखास्स्वनम्।अप्येकमनसो जग्मुर्यथास्थानं प्रधाविताः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.102.36

Transliteration

atha vāsān parityajya taṃ sarvē ’bhimukhāḥ svanam |

apy ēkamanaso jagmur yathāsthānaṃ pradhāvitāḥ ||

Translation

پھر اپنے اپنے پڑاؤ چھوڑ کر سب کے سب اسی آواز کی سمت یکسو ہو کر دوڑے، اور اپنی اپنی جگہوں سے اس مقام کی طرف لپکے جہاں سے وہ صدا آ رہی تھی۔

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Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conj./adverb): अनन्तरार्थे (then/thereupon)

• vāsān: camps/dwellings
• vāsān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘dwellings/camps’

• parityajya: having left/abandoned
• parityajya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√tyaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): having abandoned; उपसर्गः: परि

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष्य: svanam

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• abhimukhāḥ: facing/towards
• abhimukhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhimukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् of sarve; ‘facing/towards’

• svanam: sound
• svanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय: अपि (also/even)

• eka-manasaḥ: single-minded
• eka-manasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् of sarve; कर्मधारयः: एकं मनः येषाम् (single-minded)

• jagmuḥ: went
• jagmuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

• yathā-sthānam: to their respective places
• yathā-sthānam: Gati/Adhikaraṇa (गति/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् (indeclinable adverbial): ‘to their respective places/according to place’

• pradhāvitāḥ: ran (forth)
• pradhāvitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dhāv (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having run’ (ran forth)

Context

Then all of them left their camps with one single thought (of seeing Rama) in their minds and ran in the direction from where that sound emanated.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (implied destination)

FAQs

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

Dharma as loyal service: attendants act promptly and in unity when the royal family’s crisis becomes evident.

What is the narrative situation?

Hearing the cries, the whole camp moves at once toward the hermitage/mountain area to witness what has occurred.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective loyalty and urgency: they prioritize duty over comfort or protocol.