Valmiki Ramayana 2.64.58 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 58

शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः

The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death

Devanagari script

एवं शापं मयि न्यस्य विलप्य करुणं बहु।चितामारोप्य देहं तन्मिथुनं स्वर्गमभ्ययात्।।।।

Transliteration

evaṁ śāpaṁ mayi nyasya vilapya karuṇaṁ bahu | citām āropya dehaṁ tan mithunaṁ svargam abhyayāt ||

Translation

وهكذا، بعدما ألقى اللعنةَ عليّ وناح نواحًا طويلًا مؤلمًا، صعد ذلك الزوجان إلى محرقة الجنازة بأجسادهما، ومضيا إلى السماء.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय

• शापम्: curse
• शापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of न्यस्य

• मयि: on/into me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular

• न्यस्य: having placed/imposed
• न्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि- अस्/सद्? (धातु: नि-√अस्/√सद् in sense ‘to place’)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) from नि-√अस्/√सद्/√न्यास (usage: ‘placing’); having placed

• विलप्य: having lamented
• विलप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; having lamented

• करुणम्: piteously
• करुणम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: करुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• बहु: much/long
• बहु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (much/long)

• चिताम्: funeral pyre
• चिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of आरोप्य

• आरोप्य: having mounted (the pyre)
• आरोप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्/आ-रुप् (धातु; usage: आ-√रुह् ‘to mount’)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; having mounted/placed upon

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object (what was placed)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative qualifying मिथुनम्

• मिथुनम्: the pair/couple
• मिथुनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; subject of अभ्ययात् (the couple)

• स्वर्गम्: to heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; goal

• अभ्ययात्: went
• अभ्ययात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; aorist 3rd sg

Context

Having thus cursed me, the couple piteously lamenting for a long time, laid themselves down on the funeral pyre and went to heaven.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kausalyā
• śāpa (curse)
• svarga (heaven)

FAQs

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

Actions generate enduring consequences; even after death, the moral weight of a curse persists as part of the ethical order (ṛta/dharma).

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha tells Kausalyā how the bereaved ascetic couple, after cursing him, entered the pyre and died.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Accountability and confession: Daśaratha openly narrates his past wrongdoing and its aftermath.