Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 7

लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा

Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama

Devanagari script

यस्येयं प्रथमं दत्ता समृद्धा मनुना मही।तमिक्ष्वाकुमयोध्यायां राजानं विद्धि पूर्वकम्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.110.7

Transliteration

yasyeyaṃ prathamaṃ dattā samṛddhā manunā mahī | tam ikṣvākum ayodhyāyāṃ rājānaṃ viddhi pūrvakam ||

Translation

جس پر منو نے سب سے پہلے یہ خوشحال زمین عطا کی تھی—اُس اِکشواکو کو ایودھیا کا اولین راجا جان لو۔

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Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom / to whom (in relation)
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• इयम्: this (she)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रथमम्: first, originally
• प्रथमम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative): 'first/at first'

• दत्ता: was given
• दत्ता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगभावः (given/bestowed)

• समृद्धा: prosperous, well-endowed
• समृद्धा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of मही)

• मनुना: by Manu
• मनुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• मही: the earth
• मही: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इक्ष्वाकुम्: Ikṣvāku
• इक्ष्वाकुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्ष्वाकु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• अयोध्यायाम्: in Ayodhyā
• अयोध्यायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• राजानम्: king
• राजानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• विद्धि: know (you), understand
• विद्धि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूर्वकम्: as the first (in line)
• पूर्वकम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: as the first/earliest)

Context

Manu had orginally bestowed the most prosperous earth on Ikshvaku and you know Ikshvaku was the first king of Ayodhya.

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Ikṣvāku
• Ayodhyā
• Mahī (Earth)

FAQs

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

Dharma of kingship: sovereignty is depicted as a trust bestowed, implying the king’s duty to protect and make the land flourish rather than treat it as private possession.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker identifies Ikṣvāku as Ayodhyā’s first king, anchoring the legitimacy and antiquity of Rāma’s dynasty.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Legitimate stewardship—rule grounded in rightful succession and responsibility to prosperity.