Shloka 2

Rāmopākhyāna—Rāma–Sītā Origins and the Opening of Rāvaṇa’s Genealogy

Devanagari script

लाजैश्वन्दनचूर्णैश्व विकीर्य च जनास्तत: । ऊ्चुर्दिष्ट्या नृपाविध्न: समाप्तो<यं क्रतुस्तव,तत्पश्चात्‌ सब लोग लावा और चन्दनचूर्ण बिखेरकर कहने लगे--“महाराज! आपका यह यज्ञ बिना किसी विधघ्न-बाधाके पूर्ण हो गया, यह बड़े सौभाग्यकी बात है”

Transliteration

lājaiś candanacūrṇaiś ca vikīrya ca janās tataḥ | ūcur diṣṭyā nṛpāvidhnaḥ samāpto 'yaṃ kratus tava ||

Translation

Rồi dân chúng rải thóc rang và bột đàn hương, đồng thanh thốt lên: “Thật là phúc lành, tâu Đại vương! Lễ tế của ngài đã hoàn tất mà không gặp một trở ngại nào.” Cảnh này nêu bật niềm vui chung của cộng đồng sau một nghi lễ được hoàn thành trật tự, cát tường; thành công được quy về vận may thuận lợi và sự giữ đúng nghi thức, chứ không chỉ do sức người.

Word by Word

• लाजैः: with parched grains (lājā)
• लाजैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाजा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• चन्दनचूर्णैः: with sandalwood-powder
• चन्दनचूर्णैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दनचूर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• विकीर्य: having scattered
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दिष्ट्या: by good fortune; happily
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अविघ्नः: unobstructed; without hindrance
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविघ्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाप्तः: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रतुः: sacrifice; rite
• क्रतुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तव: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• नृप (the king)
• जनाः (the people)
• क्रतु (sacrifice/yajña)
• लाज (parched grain)
• चन्दनचूर्ण (sandalwood powder)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights auspicious completion (samāpti) of a rite as a dharmic ideal: success is celebrated publicly and attributed to good fortune (diṣṭyā) and the absence of impediments (avidhna), implying proper conduct, order, and ritual correctness.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the sacrifice concludes, the gathered people scatter parched grain and sandalwood powder as celebratory, auspicious gestures and proclaim to the king that his yajña has finished successfully without any hindrance.