Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

यां गतिं सगरश्शैब्यो दिलीपो जनमेजयः।नहुषो दुन्दुमारश्च प्राप्तास्तां गच्छ पुत्रक।।।।

Transliteration

yāṃ gatiṃ sagaraś śaibyo dilīpo janamejayaḥ |

nahuṣo dundumāraś ca prāptās tāṃ gaccha putraka ||2.64.43||

Translation

亲爱的孩子，往那同一归趣而去吧——萨伽罗、舍伊毗耶、迪利波、阇那梅阇耶、那呼沙与敦杜摩罗所证得者。

Word by Word

• याम्: which
• याम्: Karma-anvayi (कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सगरः: Sagara
• सगरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शैब्यः: Śaibya
• शैब्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैब्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दिलीपः: Dilīpa
• दिलीपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिलीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जनमेजयः: Janamejaya
• जनमेजयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नहुषः: Nahuṣa
• नहुषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नहुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दुन्दुमारः: Dundumāra
• दुन्दुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्राप्ताः: have attained
• प्राप्ताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘having attained’

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गच्छ: go/attain
• गच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• पुत्रक: O dear son
• पुत्रक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Context

'You will attain, my son, the same supreme state achieved by Sagara, Saibya, Dilipa, Janamejaya, Nahusha and Dundumara.

Characters & Entities

• Sagara
• Śaibya
• Dilīpa
• Nahuṣa
• Dundumāra

FAQs

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

Dharma is taught through exemplars: the father invokes renowned figures as benchmarks of meritorious destiny, linking ethical life with honored outcomes.

What is the narrative situation?

In blessing his son, the father references famous royal exemplars to describe the elevated realm Śravaṇa should attain.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respect for tradition and exemplarity: moral instruction is anchored in remembered models from itihāsa lineage.