Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 29

क्रोधागारप्रवेशः — Entry into the Chamber of Wrath

Kaikeyī’s Protest

Devanagari script

भूमौ शेषे किमर्थं त्वं मयि कल्याणचेतसि।।।।भूतोपहतचित्तेव मम चित्तप्रमाथिनी।

Transliteration

bhūmau śeṣe kimarthaṃ tvaṃ mayi kalyāṇacetasi | bhūtopahatacitteva mama cittapramāthinī ||

Translation

Why do you lie upon the ground, when my mind is kindly disposed toward you—like one whose mind is seized by spirits—tormenting my heart?

Word by Word

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Locative, Singular

• शेषे: you lie
• शेषे: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 2nd person singular

• किमर्थम्: why
• किमर्थम्: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (question)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय; interrogative adverb

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative Singular

• मयि: in/with regard to me
• मयि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa; with respect to me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative Singular

• कल्याणचेतसि: in me who am well-disposed
• कल्याणचेतसि: अधिकरण-विशेषण (qualifier of locus)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्याण + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('कल्याणं चेतः यस्य'); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Locative, Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'मयि')

• भूतोपहतचित्ता: one whose mind is afflicted as if by spirits
• भूतोपहतचित्ता: कर्तृ-विशेषण (predicate adjective of 'त्वम्')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत + उपहत (कृदन्त) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('भूतैः उपहतं चित्तं यस्याः'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषणम् (predicate)

• इव: as if
• इव: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive Singular

• चित्तप्रमाथिनी: tormenting (my) mind
• चित्तप्रमाथिनी: कर्तृ-विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्त + प्रमाथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषणम् (predicate)

Context

While I am here favourably disposed towards you, why are you lying down on the floor like one possessed by an evil spirit? Why are you afflicting my mind?

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kaikeyī

FAQs

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

Dharma in relationships includes maintaining clarity and not intentionally causing needless anguish; silence and theatrical distress can become ethically harmful when used to manipulate.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha, unable to understand Kaikeyī’s behaviour, compares her manner to someone afflicted and pleads for an explanation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Emotional vulnerability and sincerity—he openly admits his torment and seeks reconciliation.