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

在那里，身着长衣、头戴头巾的人们手执杖棒，四面巡行，驱退诸战士，清出一片空场。

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.