Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 21

सीतासमीपगमनम् / Sītā Brought Near to Rāma

Public Witness and Protocol

Devanagari script

कञ्चुकोष्णीषिणस्तत्रवेत्रजर्जरपाणयः ।उत्सारयन्तस्तान्योधान्समन्तात् परिचक्रमुः ।।।।

Transliteration

kañcukoṣṇīṣiṇas tatra vetra-jarjara-pāṇayaḥ |

utsārayantas tān yodhān samantāt paricakramuḥ ||

Translation

Tại đó, những người mặc áo chẽn, đội khăn xếp, tay cầm gậy, đi vòng quanh bốn phía, xua các chiến binh lùi lại và dọn trống khoảng đất.

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of vacanam

• vacanam: speech/command
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) from √श्रु; अव्ययवत्

• rāghavasya: of Raghava
• rāghavasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• vibhīṣaṇaḥ: Vibhishana
• vibhīṣaṇaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• utsāraṇam: clearing/driving away
• utsāraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utsāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• kārayāmāsa: caused to be done/ordered
• kārayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) of √कृ; लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dharmavit: knower of righteousness
• dharmavit: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharmavid (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (‘knower of dharma’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of vibhīṣaṇaḥ

Context

Then those who were wearing coats and turbans, holding staffs in hand, warriors started moving and dispersed.

Characters & Entities

• Warriors (yodhāḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as orderly conduct and respectful space-making—ensuring a solemn event is not turned into disorder by a crowd.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa’s attendants/guards actively circulate and disperse the gathered fighters to clear the area.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Institutional discipline: the king’s order is implemented through organized, non-lethal enforcement.