Shloka 21

रामाभिषेकपूर्वसज्जा

Preparations for Rama’s Coronation

Devanagari script

अहो महात्मा राजाऽयमिक्ष्वाकुकुलनन्दनः।ज्ञात्वा यो वृद्धमात्मानं रामं राज्येऽभिषेक्ष्यति।।2.6.21।।

Transliteration

aho mahātmā rājā 'yam ikṣvākukulanandanaḥ |

jñātvā yo vṛddham ātmānaṃ rāmaṃ rājyebhiṣekṣyati || 2.6.21 ||

Translation

آہ! یہ مہاتما راجا، اِکشواکو وَنش کا آنند، اپنے آپ کو بوڑھا جان کر رام کو راجیہ پر ابھیشیک کر کے راج گدی پر بٹھائے گا۔

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (of us)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (particle: even/also)

• अनुगृहीताः: favoured/blessed
• अनुगृहीताः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु+ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘favoured’

• स्मः: we are
• स्मः: Kriya (क्रिया/Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्; ‘we are’

• यत्: since/indeed
• यत्: Hetu (हेतु/Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थे/निश्चयार्थे (particle: since/indeed/that)

• नः: of us/for us
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘of us/for us’

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• महीपतिः: lord of the earth (king)
• महीपतिः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—महेः पति: (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• चिराय: for a long time
• चिराय: Kala (काल/Time-extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चिर-शब्दस्य चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभावः (adverbial dative: for a long time)

• भविता: will become
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया/Future predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-कालार्थे ‘भवितृ’ (future participle/agent noun); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘will be’ (periphrastic)

• गोप्ता: protector
• गोप्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुप् (धातु)
• Form: तृ-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक (agent noun); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• दृष्ट-लोक-परावरः: who has seen the world’s high and low
• दृष्ट-लोक-परावरः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट (कृदन्त) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक) + अवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—येन लोकस्य परावरं दृष्टम् सः

Context

Oh! having realised that he himself has grown old the high-souled king Dasaratha the veritable delight to the Ikshvaku race, is going to coronate Rama in the kingdom.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Ikṣvāku dynasty
• kingdom (rājya)

FAQs

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

Rajadharma of timely succession: a ruler must place the kingdom’s long-term welfare above personal attachment to power.

What is the narrative situation?

Citizens discuss Daśaratha’s decision to install Rāma as heir-apparent, interpreting it as wise and timely.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Daśaratha’s prudence and responsibility—recognizing age and ensuring continuity of righteous rule.