Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 27

एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः

Devanagari script

अथवाऽपि महाबाहुर्गतो दूरं भविष्यति।मामेव रथमारोप्य शीघ्रं रामाय दर्शय।।2.58.27।।

Transliteration

athavāpi mahābāhur gato dūraṃ bhaviṣyati | mām eva ratham āropya śīghraṃ rāmāya darśaya || 2.59.27 ||

Translation

若那位臂力无双者已走得很远，就把我扶上战车，速速带我去得见罗摩。

Word by Word

• अथवा: or, otherwise
• अथवा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: athavā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), vikalpa-arthaka (विकल्पार्थक) conjunction/adverb: "or/otherwise"

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), nipāta/particle (निपात), emphasis/addition "also/even"

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (प्रथमा) ekavacana; बहुव्रीहि—"महौ बाहू यस्य सः" (one whose arms are great)

• गतः: gone
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्) (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kridanta past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्यय), puṃliṅga prathamā ekavacana; used predicatively with implied "asti"

• दूरम्: far
• दूरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) used as adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• भविष्यति: will be / must be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ? actually Lṛṭ (लृट्) simple future, prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष) ekavacana, parasmaipada

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), dvitīyā vibhakti (द्वितीया) ekavacana

• एव: only, indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), avadhāraṇa-nipāta (अवधारण-निपात) "only/indeed"

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), dvitīyā vibhakti (द्वितीया) ekavacana

• आरोप्य: having placed (me) on / having made (me) mount
• आरोप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√ruh (रुह्) (धातु)
• Form: Kridanta absolutive/gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), "having mounted/placed (someone) onto"

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya used as adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) "quickly"

• रामाय: to Rama
• रामाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), caturthī vibhakti (चतुर्थी) ekavacana (dative)

• दर्शय: show (him)
• दर्शय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्) (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्) imperative, madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष) ekavacana, parasmaipada; causative sense "make (me) see/show"

Context

Otherwise if (you think) the mightyarmed (Rama) has gone too far then quickly put me in the chariot, and show me Rama (Carry me to him).

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Sumantra
• Rāma

FAQs

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

It stresses compassionate responsiveness: when a dependent suffers, timely help becomes a duty; Sumantra’s service is framed as immediate dharmic action.

What is the narrative situation?

Fearing Rāma has gone too far to be recalled, Daśaratha asks to be taken by chariot so he can see Rāma directly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sumantra’s readiness to act and Daśaratha’s intense filial attachment, revealing the depth of relational duty in the epic.