Shloka 12

कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्

Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama

Devanagari script

याश्चापि सर्वतस्सिध्दा दिशश्च सदिगीश्वराः।स्तुता मया वने तस्मिन्पान्तु त्वां पुत्र नित्यशः।।2.25.12।।

Transliteration

yāś cāpi sarvataḥ siddhā diśaś ca sa-digīśvarāḥ |

stutā mayā vane tasmin pāntu tvāṃ putra nityaśaḥ || 2.25.12 ||

Translation

Und mögen dich, mein Sohn, die vollendeten Siddhas zusammen mit den Herren, die die Himmelsrichtungen hüten—jene Richtungen, die ich dort in jenem Wald angerufen und gepriesen habe—stets beschützen.

Word by Word

• yāḥ: which (those)
• yāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Bahuvacana; relative pronoun (यत्-शब्द)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात) conjunction

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात) particle; sense: 'also/even'

• sarvataḥ: from all sides
• sarvataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) adverb; meaning 'from all sides/entirely'

• siddhāḥ: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• siddhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Bahuvacana

• diśaḥ: directions/quarters
• diśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta conjunction

• sa-dig-īśvarāḥ: (those) with the lords of the quarters
• sa-dig-īśvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (सह/सहित) + diś (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana; Tatpuruṣa: 'dig-īśvarāḥ' (guardians/lords of directions) with prefix-like 'sa-' = 'along with'

• stutāḥ: praised/invoked
• stutāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (agreeing participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: past passive participle (क्त/ktá), Puṃliṅga Prathamā Bahuvacana; agrees with siddhāḥ/diśaḥ/īśvarāḥ; sense: 'praised/invoked'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Strī (common), Tṛtīyā (तृतीया) Ekavacana; instrumental 'by me'

• vane: in the forest
• vane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī (सप्तमी) Ekavacana; locative

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• pāntu: may (they) protect
• pāntu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative/benedictive sense), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष) Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvitīyā (द्वितीया) Ekavacana; object pronoun

• putra: O son
• putra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (सम्बोधन) Ekavacana; vocative address

• nityaśaḥ: always
• nityaśaḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityaśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya adverb; sense: 'always/constantly'

Context

May Siddhas, guardians of the quarters invoked by me protect you from all directions in that forest at all times, O my son!

Characters & Entities

• Siddha

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as protection that extends in every direction: the righteous person is ‘covered’ by order and guardianship, suggesting moral life is lived with awareness of responsibility in all quarters.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma is being blessed for safety in the forest, with emphasis on protection from every direction and at all times.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vigilance joined to dharma: living rightly in the wilderness requires constant ethical alertness, not merely physical caution.