Valmiki Ramayana 2.35.26: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 35, Shloka 26

सुमन्त्रस्य कैकेयी-निन्दा

Sumantra’s Reproof of Kaikeyi in the Royal Assembly

Devanagari script

स तच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य प्रसन्नमनसो नृपः। मातरं ते निरस्याशु विजहार कुबेरवत्।।2.35.26।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.35.26

Transliteration

sa tac chrutvā vacas tasya prasanna-mano nṛpaḥ | mātaraṁ te nirasyāśu vijahāra kuberavat ||2.35.26||

Translation

Als der König jene Worte hörte, wurde sein Sinn heiter; sogleich wies er deine Mutter fort und wandelte unbeschwert umher wie Kubera.

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Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (वचः इति पदस्य विशेषणम्)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रसन्नमनसः: with a cheerful mind
• प्रसन्नमनसः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नृपः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• निरस्य: having dismissed
• निरस्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘निरस्य’ = निराकृत्य/त्यक्त्वा (having dismissed)

• आशु: quickly/at once
• आशु: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• विजहार: enjoyed/moved about freely
• विजहार: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुबेरवत्: like Kubera
• कुबेरवत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial of comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुबेर + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तद्धितान्त अव्यय; ‘-वत्’ = like/as (comparative indeclinable)

Context

Happy to hear these words, your father sent away your mother and moved about like Kubera.

Characters & Entities

• king of Kekaya
• Kubera

FAQs

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

Consequences of counsel: a ruler’s emotional state and actions shift after receiving an instruction, showing how advice can redirect conduct for good or ill.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumantra states that, after hearing the boon-giver’s directive, the Kekaya king dismissed Kaikeyi’s mother and regained ease of mind.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control and responsiveness to authoritative counsel (though the moral tone is critical in the broader rebuke).