Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 55

सत्यपाशः

Kaikeyi’s Demand and the Noose of the King’s Promise

Devanagari script

पौरजानापदैश्चापि नैगमैश्च कृताञ्जलिः।स्वयं वशिष्ठो भगवान्ब्राह्मणै स्सह तिष्ठति।।।।

Transliteration

paurajānāpadaiś cāpi naigamaiś ca kṛtāñjaliḥ | svayaṃ vaśiṣṭho bhagavān brāhmaṇaiḥ saha tiṣṭhati ||

Translation

Dân thành và dân quê, cùng giới thương nhân, đều chắp tay cung kính đứng đợi; chính Thánh hiền Vasiṣṭha cũng ở đó, cùng các bà-la-môn.

Word by Word

• पौरजानापदैः: by townsmen and countryfolk
• पौरजानापदैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर + जानपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (पौराः च जानपदाः च); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ/समुच्चय (also/even)

• नैगमैः: by merchants
• नैगमैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कृताञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय (कृतः अञ्जलिः यस्य = with hands folded); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (वशिष्ठः)

• स्वयम्: in person
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: personally)

• वशिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वशिष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वशिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिवाचक

• भगवान्: venerable; blessed
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (वशिष्ठः)

• ब्राह्मणैः: with brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (postposition: with)

• तिष्ठति: stands; waits
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

Venerable Vasistha along with inhabitants of the city and countryside including merchants and brahmins with folded hands awaits you.

Characters & Entities

• Sumantra
• Daśaratha
• Vasiṣṭha
• brāhmaṇas
• jānāpadas (countryfolk)

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown as collective social participation in rightful kingship: subjects, merchants, and priests uphold order by honoring the coronation rite and awaiting the king’s command.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumantra informs Daśaratha that the civic body and Vasiṣṭha with brāhmaṇas are assembled and waiting for the coronation proceedings.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Public reverence and disciplined civic conduct (kṛtāñjali): the community demonstrates respect for sacred and royal procedure.