Shloka 11

अभिषेक-निवृत्ति-उपदेशः

Withdrawal of the Coronation: Rama’s Counsel to Lakshmana

Devanagari script

अभिषेकविधानं तु तस्मात्संहृत्य लक्ष्मण।अन्वगेवाहमिच्छामि वनं गन्तुमितःपुनः।।।।

Transliteration

abhiṣeka-vidhānaṃ tu tasmāt saṃhṛtya lakṣmaṇa | anvag evāham icchāmi vanaṃ gantum itaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

اس لیے، اے لکشمن! راج تلک کے انتظامات سمیٹ دو؛ اس کے بعد ہی میں چاہتا ہوں کہ یہاں سے جنگل کو روانہ ہوں۔

Word by Word

अभिषेकविधानम्the arrangement for consecration

तुbut

तस्मात्from that (therefore/from there)

संहृत्यhaving withdrawn

लक्ष्मणO Lakshmana

अन्वग्afterwards

एवindeed

अहम्I

इच्छामिdesire

वनम्the forest

गन्तुम्to go

इतःfrom here

पुनःagain

Context

Therefore, O Lakshmana! I want the arrangement for coronation withdrawn before I proceed to the forest from here itself.

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Lakṣmaṇa

Forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Dharma is orderly righteousness: Rāma insists the public rite be properly withdrawn before he leaves, preventing chaos and preserving the moral legitimacy of the kingdom.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma instructs Lakṣmaṇa to stop the coronation proceedings and prepares to go to the forest in compliance with the new command.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s discipline and respect for social-ritual order (maryādā), even amid personal loss.