Valmiki Ramayana 2.63.47 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 47

दशरथस्य शोकानुचिन्तनं शब्धवेधि-दोषस्मरणं च

Daśaratha’s grief, karmic reflection, and the remembered ‘śabdavedhī’ misdeed

Devanagari script

इयमेकपदी राजन्यतो मे पितुराश्रमः।तं प्रसादय गत्वा त्वं न त्वां स कुपितश्शपेत्।।2.63.47।।

Transliteration

iyam ekapadī rājan yato me pitur āśramaḥ |

taṃ prasādaya gatvā tvaṃ na tvāṃ sa kupitaḥ śapet ||2.63.47||

Translation

أيها الملك، هذا الممر الضيق يؤدي إلى أشرم أبي. فاذهب واسترضِه واطلب رضاه، لئلا يلعنك إذا اشتد غضبه.

Word by Word

• iyam: this
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (demonstrative pronoun)

• ekapadī: single footpath
• ekapadī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka-padī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समास: एक + पदी (one-foot/one-track)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन

• yataḥ: from where/whence
• yataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन

• pituḥ: of (my) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन

• āśramaḥ: hermitage
• āśramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• prasādaya: appease/beg forgiveness
• prasādaya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense in usage: 'make pleased'

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• kupitaḥ: angered
• kupitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kupita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• śapet: might curse
• śapet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śap (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

'O king, this footpath leads to my father's hermitage. Go and beg his forgiveness so that he may not curse you out of anger.

Characters & Entities

• Śravaṇa
• Daśaratha
• Śravaṇa’s father
• āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

It teaches prāyaścitta in practice: approach the wronged party, speak truth, and seek reconciliation rather than fleeing consequences.

What is the narrative situation?

Śravaṇa directs the king to his father’s āśrama and advises him to appease the grieving ascetic to avoid a curse.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Guidance rooted in righteousness: Śravaṇa offers the king a path toward accountability even after a grave mistake.