Valmiki Ramayana 2.116.25: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 116, Shloka 25

तपस्विनाम् औत्सुक्यं राक्षसत्रासश्च

Ascetics’ Anxiety and the Fear of Rakshasas

Devanagari script

रामः संसाद्य ऋषिगणमनुगमनाद्देशात्तस्मात्कुलपतिमभिवाद्य ऋषिम्।सम्यक्प्रीतैस्तैरनुमत उपदिष्टार्थः पुण्यं वासाय स्वनिलयमुपसम्पेदे।।2.116.25।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.116.25

Transliteration

rāmaḥ saṁsādya ṛṣigaṇam anugamanād deśāt tasmāt kulapatim abhivādya ṛṣim |

samyakprītaiḥ tair anumata upadiṣṭārthaḥ puṇyaṁ vāsāya svanilayam upasampede ||2.116.25||

Translation

Rāma tiễn đoàn hiền sĩ đi một quãng, rồi cúi chào từ biệt, đảnh lễ vị ṛṣi—bậc lãnh đạo của họ. Được các bậc thánh hiền hoan hỷ chuẩn thuận, thấu hiểu lời chỉ dạy, Ngài trở về thánh cư của mình để an trú.

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Word by Word

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

• saṃsādya: having accomplished/seen to (them)
• saṃsādya: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sādh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive), 'सम्-साध्य' = 'सम्यक् कृत्वा/समाप्य'

• ṛṣi-gaṇam: the group of sages
• ṛṣi-gaṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣigaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः ऋषीणां गणः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• anugamanāt: from (the act of) following
• anugamanāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anugamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने (ablative of cause/source)

• deśāt: from the region
• deśāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• tasmāt: from that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kulapatim: the chief (sage)
• kulapatim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kulapati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कुलस्य पतिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• abhivādya: having saluted
• abhivādya: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive), 'अभि-वाद्य' = 'नमस्कृत्य/अभिवादनं कृत्वा'

• ṛṣim: the sage
• ṛṣim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; (apposition to kulapatim)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• prītaiḥ: by the pleased
• prītaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of taiḥ)

• taiḥ: by them
• taiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• anumataḥ: having been permitted
• anumataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu+man (धातु) + anumata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) = 'approved/consented'

• upadiṣṭa-arthaḥ: having received the instruction
• upadiṣṭa-arthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upadiṣṭa (कृदन्त) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः उपदिष्टः अर्थः यस्य (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः) = 'instructed matter/meaning'

• puṇyam: holy
• puṇyam: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (of nilayam)

• vāsāya: for dwelling
• vāsāya: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (dative of purpose)

• sva-nilayam: his own abode
• sva-nilayam: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + nilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः स्वः निलयः (कर्मधारय)

• upasampede: approached/reached
• upasampede: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+pad (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उप-सम्-पेदे

Context

Rama, followed the sages for some distance to bid them farewell. He paid obeisance to the chief of the group and having grasped the instruction of the highly pleased sages, he with their consent returned to his holy hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• kulapati (leader-sage)

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown through reverence to the wise, truthful acceptance of instruction, and disciplined conduct in separation; satya operates as sincere counsel received and honored.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma escorts the sages briefly, formally takes leave, bows to their chief, receives their consent and advice, and then returns to his own hermitage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and teachability: Rāma honors ascetic authority, listens carefully, and acts with measured propriety.