Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 36, Shloka 6

अयोध्याकाण्डे षट्त्रिंशः सर्गः

Daśaratha’s orders for Rama’s escort; Kaikeyi’s fear; the Asamañjasa precedent

Devanagari script

निघ्नन् मृगान् कुञ्जरांश्च पिबंश्चारण्यकं मधु।नदीश्च विविधाः पश्यन्न राज्यस्य स्मरिष्यति।।।।

Transliteration

nighnan mṛgān kuñjarāṃś ca pibaṃś cāraṇyakaṃ madhu | nadīś ca vividhāḥ paśyann rājyasya smariṣyati ||

Translation

猎杀鹿与象，饮用林中之蜜，观赏种种河流；他在荒林中如此欢悦，甚至不会再忆起王国。

Word by Word

• dhānya-kośaḥ: granary
• dhānya-kośaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + kośa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: dhānyasya kośaḥ; Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• yaḥ: which(ever)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun, Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular

• kaścit: any
• kaścit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indefinite pronoun, Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular

• dhana-kośaḥ: treasury
• dhana-kośaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + kośa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: dhanasya kośaḥ; Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• māmakaḥ: my
• māmakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular; possessive adjective 'mine' qualifying kośaḥ

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता/subject of anugacchetām)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Dual (द्विवचन)

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• anugacchetām: may (they) follow
• anugacchetām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + gam (धातु)
• Form: Optative/benedictive sense (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Dual; 'may the two follow'

• vasantam: dwelling
• vasantam: Karma (कर्म/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ) from √vas; Puṃliṅga, Accusative, Singular; qualifies rāmam

• nirjane: desolate
• nirjane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (or Puṃliṅga as adjective), Locative (7th), Singular; qualifies vane

• vane: in the forest
• vane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Locative (7th), Singular

Context

Hunting the elephants and antelopes, drinking forest honey, beholding several rivers on the way, Rama will not recollect the kingdom.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• forest (araṇya)
• kingdom (rājya)
• rivers (nadī)

FAQs

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

The verse frames exile as a mode of life where worldly power (rājya) becomes secondary; dharma here is the discipline of detachment and acceptance of one’s ordained path, even when it replaces royal privilege.

What is the narrative situation?

In the lead-up to Rāma’s departure to the forest, Kaikeyī speaks as if the forest will fully occupy Rāma’s mind, making him forget the comforts and claims of kingship.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s capacity for renunciation and adaptability—his ability to live according to dharma in hardship without clinging to royal identity.