Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 24

सीतासमीपगमनम् / Sītā Brought Near to Rāma

Public Witness and Protocol

Devanagari script

उत्सार्यमाणान् दृष्टवाथजगत्यांजातसम्भ्रमान् ।दाक्षिण्यात्तदमर्षाच्चवारयामासराघवः ।।।।

Transliteration

utsāryamāṇān dṛṣṭvātha jagatyāṃ jāta-sambhramān |

dākṣiṇyāt tad-amarṣāc ca vārayāmāsa rāghavaḥ ||

Translation

Thấy dân chúng bị xua đuổi, lòng người xao động rối bời, Rāghava liền ngăn việc tản lạc ấy—vừa vì lòng nhân hậu, vừa vì bất bình trước cách làm đó.

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• utsāryamāṇānām: being driven out
• utsāryamāṇānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ut-√sṛ (धातु)
• Form: शानच् (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; विशेषण of teṣām

• niḥsvanaḥ: sound/roar
• niḥsvanaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niḥsvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sumahān: very great
• sumahān: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-mahant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (‘very great’ with सु-); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of niḥsvanaḥ

• abhūt: arose/was
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vāyunā: by the wind
• vāyunā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• uddhūyamānasya: being churned/whirled up
• uddhūyamānasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-√dhū (धातु)
• Form: शानच् (present passive participle) from उद्+√धू; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण of sāgarasya

• sāgarasya: of the ocean
• sāgarasya: Upamāna-sambandha (उपमान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• iva: like/as
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-वाचक (particle of comparison)

• niḥsvanaḥ: roar
• niḥsvanaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niḥsvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमेय-निर्देश (repetition for simile)

Context

Seeing them excited to know and dispersing, Raghava stopped them out of kindness.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)

FAQs

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

Dharma in leadership balances order with compassion: enforcing protocol must not become needless harassment of one’s own people.

What is the narrative situation?

As the crowd is forcefully cleared and grows agitated, Rāma intervenes to stop the action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dākṣiṇya (gracious kindness) coupled with moral firmness against excessive or improper enforcement.