Shloka 21

गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः

Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings

Devanagari script

त॑ देशमगमद्‌ यत्र श्रीमान्‌ रामो व्यवस्थित: । प्रत्युत्थाय च त॑ सम्पक्‌ पूजयित्वा यतव्रतम्‌

Transliteration

taṁ deśam agamad yatra śrīmān rāmo vyavasthitaḥ | pratyutthāya ca taṁ samyak pūjayitvā yatavrataṁ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Ngài đi đến nơi Rāma lẫm liệt đang đóng quân. Rāma đứng dậy nghênh đón và cung kính tôn lễ bậc tự chế ấy—bày tỏ phép tắc tôn trọng dành cho đức hạnh và sự tiết độ, dẫu giữa sức ép của chiến tranh.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• देशम्: place, region
• देशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अगमत्: went
• अगमत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• श्रीमान्: illustrious, glorious
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यवस्थितः: standing, stationed, present
• व्यवस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यवस्था (वि + अव + √स्था)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• प्रत्युत्थाय: having risen up (to greet)
• प्रत्युत्थाय: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + उत् + √स्था
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Active (parasmaipada sense)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तत्: him
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्पक्: properly, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्पक्

• पूजयित्वा: having honored, having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज्
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), Active (parasmaipada sense)

• यतव्रतम्: one of restrained vows; self-controlled
• यतव्रतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यतव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Rāma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Proper conduct (dharma) is shown through respectful greeting and honoring the virtuous—especially those marked by self-restraint (yatavrata). Social and ethical order is maintained by recognizing merit and discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

A person goes to the location where Rāma is positioned, rises to greet him, and offers due honor, indicating formal reception and reverence toward a disciplined figure.