Valmiki Ramayana 2.10.30: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 30

क्रोधागारप्रवेशः · Entry into the Chamber of Wrath

Kaikeyī’s Protest

Spoken by King DaśarathaSetting: Ayodhy (palace inner quarters)

Devanagari script

सन्ति मे कुशला वैद्यास्त्वभितुष्टाश्च सर्वशः ॥३०॥

सुखितां त्वां करिष्यन्ति व्याधिमाचक्ष्व भामिनी ।

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.10.30

Transliteration

santi me kuśalā vaidyās tv abhituṣṭāś ca sarvaśaḥ ||30||

sukhitāṃ tvāṃ kariṣyanti vyādhim ācakṣva bhāminī |

Translation

Ich habe kundige Ärzte, in jeder Hinsicht bewährt; sie werden dich wieder in Wohlbefinden versetzen. Sage mir, o geliebte Frau, welches Leiden dich quält.

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Word by Word

• सन्ति: there are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; Present, 3rd person plural
• Role: क्रिया (existence)

• मे: my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive Singular
• Role: सम्बन्ध (Genitive; possession)

• कुशलाः: skilled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'वैद्याः')
• Role: विशेषण (to subject)

• वैद्याः: physicians
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural
• Role: कर्ता (Karta; subject)

• तु: indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय; particle ('indeed/but')
• Role: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय

• अभितुष्टाः: fully satisfied/pleased
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-तुष् (धातु) > अभितुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त; PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; PPP, Masculine, Nominative, Plural; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'वैद्याः')
• Role: विशेषण (to subject)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय
• Role: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय

• सर्वशः: in every way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय; adverb
• Role: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (adverbial)

• सुखिताम्: happy/healthy
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular; कर्म-विशेषण (object-complement)
• Role: कर्म-प्रत्यय (object complement)

• त्वाम्: you
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative Singular
• Role: कर्म (Karma)

• करिष्यन्ति: will make
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; Future, 3rd person plural
• Role: क्रिया (action)

• व्याधिम्: illness
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular
• Role: कर्म (Karma; object of telling)

• आचक्ष्व: tell, describe
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 2nd person singular
• Role: क्रिया (command)

• भामिनी: O lovely lady
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative Singular
• Role: सम्बोधन (Address)

Sandhi Notes

• वैद्यास्त्वभितुष्टाश्च = वैद्याः + तु + अभितुष्टाः + च
• व्याधिमाचक्ष्व = व्याधिम् + आचक्ष्व

Context

O lovely one! there are, to my best satisfaction, expert physicians in all branches (of medical science). They will restore your health. Tell me your ailment.

The teaching

Not every suffering is bodily; discern whether the root is physical, mental, or moral before prescribing remedies.

Duties in tension

• Care for queenƶ3 wellbeing vs. need to address political-moral crisis
• Reliance on external remedies vs. confronting inner motive and vow-bound consequences

Ethical theme

Care, discernment, and responsibility

For your practice

Encourages compassionate inquiry and right diagnosis of oneƶ3 own inner states; supports daily reflection on the true source of duḥkha.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Karuna (compassion), with Shanta (peace)

Mood

Concerned, soothing, urgent

Themes

• Dharma
• Ethics
• Itihasa
• Caregiving
• Royal duty
• Compassion

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kaikeyī

FAQs

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

A king’s dharma includes protection and care; Daśaratha’s first impulse is to heal and support rather than accuse.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing Kaikeyī’s condition, Daśaratha assumes she may be physically ill and offers the best medical aid.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Solicitude and readiness to serve—he prioritizes her well-being.