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Ramayan Companion v1.0.0

A contemplative study app for Ramayana texts.

BackAyodhya Kanda · 4.11
Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 4
प्रणमन्तं समुत्थाप्य तं परिष्वज्य भूमिपः। प्रदिश्य चास्मै रुचिरमासनं पुनरब्रवीत्

praṇamantaṃ samutthāpya taṃ pariṣvajya bhūmipaḥ| pradiśya cāsmai ruciramāsanaṃ punarabravīt

Translation (English)

As he (Rama) was bending (with reverence), Dasaratha lifted him up and embraced him. Thereafter, he offered him a splendid seat and said again:

M.N. Dutt (1891)

Commentary

Dasharatha lifts Rama up and embraces him, then offers him a splendid seat. The sequence of gestures is telling: raise, embrace, seat — the father's hands cannot stop touching his son. This is the last time Dasharatha will hold Rama before the exile.

आलिङ्गनआसन