Shloka 10

कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्

Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama

Devanagari script

स्मृतिर्धृतिश्च धर्मश्च पातु त्वां पुत्र सर्वतः।।2.25.10।।स्कन्दश्च भगवान्देव स्सोमश्च स बृहस्पतिः।सप्तर्षयो नारदश्च ते त्वां रक्षन्तु सर्वतः।।2.25.11।।

Transliteration

smṛtir dhṛtiś ca dharmaś ca pātu tvāṃ putra sarvataḥ || 2.25.10 ||

Translation

Mein Sohn, mögen dich von allen Seiten rechtes Gedenken, Standhaftigkeit und Dharma behüten.

Word by Word

• smṛtiḥ: memory / recollection
• smṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dhṛtiḥ: steadfastness
• dhṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• dharmaḥ: dharma
• dharmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• pātu: may (it) protect
• pātu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• putra: O son
• putra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• sarvataḥ: from all sides
• sarvataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: दिक्/परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘from all sides’)

• skandaḥ: Skanda
• skandaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• bhagavān: the blessed/divine
• bhagavān: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying devaḥ/skandaḥ)

• devaḥ: god
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• somaḥ: Soma
• somaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• saḥ: that
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bṛhaspatiḥ: Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saptarṣayaḥ: the seven sages
• saptarṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta-ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः ‘सप्त ऋषयः’

• nāрадаḥ: Nārada
• nāрадаḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• te: for you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rakṣantu: may protect
• rakṣantu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• sarvataḥ: from all sides
• sarvataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: दिक्/परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय

Context

O my son! may Smriti, Dhriti and Dharma always guard you. May divine personages and gods, Skanda, Soma, Brihaspati, the seven rishis and Narada protect you at all times!

Characters & Entities

• Dharma

FAQs

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

Dharma is presented as a protective power when joined with smṛti (clear moral memory) and dhṛti (steadfast resolve): right action is sustained by right remembrance and inner firmness.

What is the narrative situation?

As Rāma is about to leave Ayodhyā for forest-exile, he is addressed with protective benedictions for the hardships ahead.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dhṛti—calm endurance and unwavering commitment to duty and truth—supported by conscious remembrance of dharma.