Shloka 38

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञात: स्वस्ति गच्छ मैवं भूय: समाचरे: । कुशल ब्राह्मणान्‌ पृच्छेरावयोर्वचनाद्‌ भूशम्‌,“मैंने तुम्हें आज्ञा दे दी, तुम्हारा कल्याण हो, जाओ। फिर ऐसा बर्ताव न करना। विशेषत: हम दोनोंके कहनेसे तुम ब्राह्मणोंसे उनका कुशल-समाचार पूछते रहना”

Transliteration

anujñātaḥ svasti gaccha maivaṁ bhūyaḥ samācareḥ | kuśalaṁ brāhmaṇān pṛccher āvayor vacanād bhūśam ||

Translation

Rama nói: “Nay ngươi được phép lui về; hãy đi trong bình an và phúc lành. Đừng hành xử như thế nữa. Trên hết, theo lời dặn của chúng ta, hãy chuyên cần thăm hỏi tin tức an lành của các Bà-la-môn.”

Word by Word

अनुज्ञातःpermitted; having been granted leave

स्वस्तिwell-being; auspiciousness

गच्छgo

माdo not (prohibitive particle)

एवम्thus; in this way

भूयःagain; further

समाचरेःyou should do/behave

कुशलम्welfare; well-being (as the thing asked about)

ब्राह्मणान्Brahmins

पृच्छेःyou should ask

आवयोःof us two

वचनात्from (our) word; at (our) bidding

भूशम्much; greatly; especially

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rama

Brahmins

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should accept correction, refrain from repeating improper conduct, and actively uphold dharma by showing sustained respect and concern for Brahmins—here expressed as regularly inquiring after their welfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rama dismisses someone with a blessing for safe departure, warns them not to repeat their earlier misconduct, and instructs them—especially on behalf of ‘both of us’—to keep asking about the well-being of the Brahmins.