Valmiki Ramayana 2.44.23: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 23

सुमित्रोपदेशः · Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya

Spoken by Sumitra to KausalyaSetting: Ayodhya (implied palace precincts)

Devanagari script

पुनः प्रविष्टं दृष्ट्वा तमभिषिक्तं महाश्रियम् ।

समुत्स्रक्ष्यसि नेत्राभ्यां क्षिप्रमानन्दजं पयः ॥२३॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.44.23

Transliteration

punaḥ praviṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭvā tam abhiṣiktaṃ mahāśriyam |

samutsrakṣyasi netrābhyāṃ kṣipram ānandajaṃ payaḥ ||23||

Translation

Wenn du ihn wieder eintreten siehst, geweiht und von großer Herrlichkeit strahlend, wirst du bald aus deinen Augen Tränen vergießen, die aus Freude geboren sind.

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Word by Word

• punaḥ: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)

• praviṣṭam: having entered / returned inside
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-viś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Accusative (2nd), Singular, Masculine; qualifying tam
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Role: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)

• tam: him
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; pronoun
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)

• abhiṣiktam: anointed / enthroned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-ṣic (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Accusative, Singular, Masculine; qualifying tam
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)

• mahāśriyam: of great splendor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: mahā + śrī (great + splendor); Accusative (2nd), Singular, Masculine; qualifying tam
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Compound: Karmadharaya

• samutsrakṣyasi: you will pour forth / shed
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (Future), Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

• netrābhyām: from (your) two eyes
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी) or Instrumental (3rd) Dual; here Ablative sense 'from the eyes'
• Role: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)

• kṣipram: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipram (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ānandajam: born of joy
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ānanda-ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: ānanda + ja (born of joy); Accusative, Singular, Neuter; qualifying payaḥ
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• payaḥ: water/tears
• Type: Noun
• Root: payas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular
• Role: Karma (कर्म/Object)

Sandhi Notes

• praviṣṭaṅ dṛṣṭvā = praviṣṭam + dṛṣṭvā (m→anusvāra before d)

Context

Soon you will see him enthrouned shining in full glory on his return from exile whiletears of joy will flow from your eyes.

The teaching

Auspicious reunion and rightful consecration dissolve grief; joy can be dharmically affirmed when rooted in the good of the righteous.

Ethical theme

Śubha (auspiciousness) / śoka-nivṛtti

For your practice

Contemplation on Rāma’s śrī and the heart’s purification through tears of ānanda; supports bhakti as emotional refinement.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Adbhuta (wonder), with Shringara (love)

Mood

Radiant, relieving, tender

Themes

• Satya
• Dharma
• Hope
• Kingship
• Itihasa

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Kausalya

FAQs

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

Right order ultimately restores joy: suffering endured in dharma culminates in rightful consecration and communal well-being.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker forecasts Rama’s return from exile and his enthronement, transforming Kausalya’s sorrow into anticipated joy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s destined legitimacy—his ‘mahāśrī’ is linked to righteous rule and the fulfillment of duty.