Valmiki Ramayana 2.31.14: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 14

लक्ष्मणस्य वनानुगमन-प्रतिज्ञा तथा आयुध-संग्रहः

Lakshmana’s Vow to Follow Rama and the Retrieval of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

न स्मरिष्यति कौसल्यां सुमित्रां च सुदुःखिताम्।भरतो राज्यमासाद्य कैकेय्यां पर्यवस्थितः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.31.14

Transliteration

na smariṣyati kausalyāṃ sumitrāṃ ca suduḥkhitām |

bharato rājyam āsādya kaikeyyāṃ paryavasthitaḥ || 2.31.14 ||

Translation

Wenn Bharata das Königtum erlangt und sich auf Kaikeyī stützt, wird er weder an Kausalyā noch an die tief bekümmerte Sumitrā denken.

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Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, negation

• smariṣyati: will remember
• smariṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kausalyām: Kausalya
• kausalyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kausalyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sumitrām: Sumitra
• sumitrām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumitrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, conjunction

• suduḥkhitām: deeply grieved
• suduḥkhitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + duḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण to kausalyām/sumitrām; उपसर्ग/उपपद su- intensifier

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āsādya: having attained/obtained
• āsādya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-sad (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• kaikeyyām: in/with regard to Kaikeyi
• kaikeyyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaikeyī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• paryavasthitaḥ: settled/placed his reliance
• paryavasthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari + ava + sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective to bharataḥ

Context

When Bharata secures the kingdom, his confidence reposed in Kaikeyi he will not bother about the miserable Kausalya and Sumitra.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Kaikeyī
• Kausalyā
• Sumitrā
• Kingdom (rājya)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes impartial care for all rightful dependents; political loyalty must not erase remembrance of those who suffer and deserve protection.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma expresses anxiety that Bharata, influenced by Kaikeyī and the new regime, may neglect the other queens.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s protective sense of duty toward his mothers and his realism about courtly influence.