Valmiki Ramayana 2.44.22: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 22

सुमित्रोपदेशः

Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya

Devanagari script

शिरसा चरणावेतौ वन्दमानमनिन्दितेपुनर्द्रक्ष्यसि कल्याणि पुत्रं चन्द्रमिवोदितम्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.44.22

Transliteration

śirasā caraṇāv etau vandamānam anindite | punar drakṣyasi kalyāṇi putraṃ candram ivoditam ||

Translation

হে অনিন্দিতে, হে কল্যাণী, আপনি আবার আপনার পুত্রকে উদিত চন্দ্রের ন্যায় দেখবেন—যিনি শির নত করে আপনার চরণদ্বয় বন্দনা করবেন।

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Word by Word

• śirasā: with (his) head
• śirasā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• caraṇau: (your) two feet
• caraṇau: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• etau: these (two)
• etau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Dual; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally (विशेषण)

• vandamānam: paying homage (bowing)
• vandamānam: Karma (कर्म/Object; participle qualifying object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vand (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमानकाले शतृ), Accusative (2nd), Singular, Masculine; agreeing with putram

• anindite: O blameless one
• anindite: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anindita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• drakṣyasi: you will see
• drakṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्/Future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kalyāṇi: O auspicious one
• kalyāṇi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th), Singular; used as address

• putram: (your) son
• putram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• candram: the moon
• candram: Upamāna (उपमान/Standard of simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; upamāna (standard of comparison)

• iva: like
• iva: Upamādyotaka (उपमाद्योतक/Simile-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle of comparison (उपमावाचक निपात)

• uditam: risen / appearing
• uditam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ud/उद्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कर्मणि), Accusative (2nd), Singular, Masculine; qualifying putram

Context

O irreproachable and auspicious one! you will see your son, like the rising Moon, touching your feet with his head.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Kausalya

FAQs

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

Mātṛ-bhakti and vinaya (reverence): dharma includes honoring one’s mother; Rama’s return is imagined through the ethical gesture of bowing at her feet.

What is the narrative situation?

Kausalya is consoled with a vivid picture of Rama’s eventual return and respectful greeting.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and filial devotion—Rama’s greatness is shown through reverence, not dominance.