Shloka 63

सत्यपाशः

Kaikeyi’s Demand and the Noose of the King’s Promise

Devanagari script

तद्गच्छ त्वरितं सूत राजपुत्रं यशस्विनम्।।।।राममानय भद्रं ते नात्र कार्या विचारणा।

Transliteration

tad gaccha tvaritaṃ sūta rājaputraṃ yaśasvinam | rāmam ānaya bhadraṃ te nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ||

Translation

Darum, o Wagenlenker, geh eilends und bringe den ruhmreichen Prinzen Rāma hierher—möge es dir wohl ergehen; hierbei ist kein Zögern erlaubt.

Word by Word

• tat: therefore
• tat: Nipāta-prāya (निपातप्राय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya-like usage of pronoun in neuter accusative: "therefore/so" (तदिति)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative), 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• tvaritam: quickly
• tvaritam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tvarita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण-द्वितीया), Neuter Accusative Singular used as adverb

• sūta: O charioteer
• sūta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• rājaputram: the prince
• rājaputram: Karma (कर्म) (object of ānaya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: rājñaḥ putraḥ; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• yaśasvinam: illustrious
• yaśasvinam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; adjective to rājaputram

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; in apposition to rājaputram

• ānaya: bring
• ānaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √nī (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), 2nd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• bhadram: good fortune
• bhadram: Āśīḥ/Prayojana (आशीः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; used as benedictive expression (आशीर्वाद)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• na: not
• na: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, locative adverb (देशवाचक)

• kāryā: to be done
• kāryā: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective agreeing with vicāraṇā; gerundive sense "to be done"

• vicāraṇā: deliberation/hesitation
• vicāraṇā: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied asti: "is")
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Context

So, O Sumantra quickly fetch the gentle, illustrious prince Rama. Let there be no hesitation in this matter.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Sumantra
• Rāma

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds obedience within royal administration: a messenger must execute a command promptly and without wavering—an institutional form of duty (dharma) in governance, even when the command’s intent may later prove morally conflicted.

What is the narrative situation?

Kaikeyī dispatches Sumantra to fetch Rama immediately, insisting there be no delay.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sumantra’s expected professionalism and prompt compliance as a royal charioteer and court functionary.