SUBHASHITHANI:632
The Ramayana (रामायण) is an ancient Sanskrit poem written by sage Valmiki. The Ram
ayana is one of the largest ancient epics literature in the world. It consists of 24,000 verses, divided into seven Kandas (books) and about 500 sargas (chapters).
Once upon a time, King Vikramaditya asked Varauchi, a great Sanskrit scholar to select the best sloka in the Ramayana.
Vararuchi tried his best to find the best sloka, but could not arrive at a conclusion. The same day he was sleeping below a tree and 2 Pisach (pret) arrived on the tree and started talking. Vararuchi knew Pisach’s language and he decided the best sloka from their conversation.
रामम् दशरथम् विद्धि माम् विद्धि जनक आत्मजाम् |
अयोध्याम् अटवीम् विद्धि गच्च तात यथा सुखम् || २-४०-९
Sumitra said this to Lakshmana :
rāmam to Rama, daśaratham as
Dasaratha, viddhi know, janakātmajām Sita, mām as me, viddhi know, aṭavīm
forest, ayōdhyām as Ayodhya, viddhi know, tāta child, yathāsukham in peace,
gaccha go.
(To Lakshmana she said) Regard Rama as Dasaratha, Sita as me and the forest as
Ayodhya. My child, go in peace.
This
Sloka has many more interpretations.
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