Valmiki Ramayana 2.25.33 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 33

कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्

Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama

Devanagari script

यन्मङ्गलं सुपर्णस्य विनताऽकल्पयत्पुरा।अमृतं प्रार्थयानस्य तत्ते भवतु मङ्गलम्।।2.25.33।।

Transliteration

yan maṅgalaṃ suparṇasya vinatā kalpayat purā |

amṛtaṃ prārthayānasya tat te bhavatu maṅgalam ||2.25.33||

Translation

لتكن لك البركةُ الميمونةُ عينُها التي هيَّأتها فينَتا قديمًا لسوبرنا (غارودا) حين كان يلتمس الأمِرتا، رحيقَ الخلود.

Word by Word

• yat: which/whatever
• yat: Visheshya/Anuyogi (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular; relative pronoun

• maṅgalam: auspicious blessing
• maṅgalam: Karma (कर्म) / Predicate nominal
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular

• suparṇasya: of Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• suparṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suparṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6 विभक्ति), Singular

• vinatā: Vinatā
• vinatā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1), Singular

• akalpayat: arranged/created
• akalpayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √kḷp (कॢप् धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; causative sense in context 'arranged/created'

• purā: formerly/once
• purā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• amṛtam: nectar (amṛta)
• amṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2), Singular

• prārthayānasya: of (him) seeking/requesting
• prārthayānasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √arth (अर्थ् धातु) (शतृ/शानच् कृदन्त)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Genitive (6), Singular, Masculine/Neuter agreement with suparṇasya; 'of (him) seeking'

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshya/Anuyogi (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4), Singular

• bhavatu: may it be
• bhavatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• maṅgalam: auspicious blessing
• maṅgalam: Karma (कर्म) / Predicate nominal
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular

Context

May you be conferred with the same blessings which Vinata bestowed on Garuda at the time of bringing nectar!

Characters & Entities

• Kauśalyā
• Rāma
• Garuḍa (Suparṇa)
• Vinatā
• Amṛta

FAQs

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

Auspiciousness is linked with purposeful striving: the blessing invoked supports righteous pursuit of a goal, suggesting that disciplined effort aligned with dharma merits protection.

What is the narrative situation?

Kauśalyā continues her sequence of blessings by invoking Garuḍa’s famed quest for amṛta as a model of successful attainment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determined aspiration (prayatna) supported by blessing—an ethical encouragement to persist without abandoning dharma.