Valmiki Ramayana 2.63.52: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 52

दशरथस्य शोकानुचिन्तनं शब्धवेधि-दोषस्मरणं च

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

Devanagari script

संस्तभ्य शोकं धैर्येण स्थिरचित्तो भवाम्यहम् ।

ब्रह्महत्याकृतं पापं हृदयादपनीयताम् ॥५२॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.63.52

Transliteration

saṃstabhya śokaṃ dhairyena sthiracitto bhavāmy aham |

brahmahatyākṛtaṃ pāpaṃ hṛdayād apanīyatām ||52||

Translation

بتثبيت حزني بالصبر، أصبح حازم العقل. فلتزول الخشية من قلبك بأنك ارتكبت إثم قتل براهمي.

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Word by Word

• saṃstabhya: having restrained
• saṃstabhya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-stambh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), उपसर्ग: सं-

• śokam: grief
• śokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• dhairyeṇa: with firmness/courage
• dhairyeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhairya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन

• sthiracittaḥ: steady-minded
• sthiracittaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthira-citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समास: स्थिर + चित्त

• bhavāmi: I become/am
• bhavāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन

• brahmahatyā-kṛtam: caused by brahmin-slaying
• brahmahatyā-kṛtam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahmahatyā-kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन; समास: ब्रह्महत्या + कृत (done/caused by brahmin-slaying)

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• hṛdayāt: from the heart
• hṛdayāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-एकवचन

• apanīyatām: let (it) be removed
• apanīyatām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative) कर्मणि/आज्ञार्थे, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; passive/benedictive sense: 'let it be removed'

Context

'I am now calm. I bear my pain with patience. Remove the fear from your mind that you have committed a sin by slaying a brahmin.

FAQs

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

Dharma here includes compassion even toward an offender: the dying youth consoles Daśaratha, distinguishing moral culpability (brahmin-slaying) from an unintended act.

What is the narrative situation?

After being struck, Śravaṇa speaks to Daśaratha, urging him not to fear the specific sin of brahmin-killing.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣamā and dayā (forbearance and compassion): despite pain, he seeks to relieve another’s guilt.