Valmiki Ramayana 2.53.14 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 53, Shloka 14

पञ्चाशत्तमः सर्गः (Sarga 53)

Rāma’s Lament, Vigil for Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa’s Consolation

Devanagari script

मन्ये दशरथान्ताय मम प्रव्राजनाय च।कैकेयी सौम्य सम्प्राप्ता राज्याय भरतस्य च।।।।

Transliteration

manye daśarathāntāya mama pravrājanāya ca | kaikeyī saumya samprāptā rājyāya bharatasya ca ||2.53.14||

Translation

O sanfter Lakṣmaṇa, ich meine, Kaikeyī ist gekommen zum Verderben Daśarathas, zu meiner Verbannung und zur Thronbesteigung Bharatas.

Word by Word

• मन्ये: I think
• मन्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• दशरथान्ताय: for Dasaratha’s end
• दशरथान्ताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ + अन्त (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दशरथस्य अन्तः); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for the end/destruction)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रव्राजनाय: for banishment
• प्रव्राजनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + व्रज् (धातु) + ल्युट् (कृत्) → प्रव्राजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for banishment)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• कैकेयी: Kaikeyi
• कैकेयी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सौम्य: O gentle one
• सौम्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सम्प्राप्ता: has arrived
• सम्प्राप्ता: Kriya (क्रिया/परिणाम)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used predicatively); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (she has arrived)

• राज्याय: for the kingdom
• राज्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (for the kingdom)

• भरतस्य: of Bharata
• भरतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Context

O handsome Lakshmana! I think Kaikeyi has come to our house for the destruction of Dasaratha, for my banishment and enthronement of Bharata in the kingdom.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Daśaratha
• Bharata
• rājya (kingdom)
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

It warns how adharma can operate through ambition and manipulation; dharma requires vigilance against actions that harm elders, break truth, and distort rightful succession.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma voices his interpretation of Kaikeyī’s role in the unfolding tragedy—Daśaratha’s downfall and Rāma’s exile enabling Bharata’s rule.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s discernment (viveka): he attempts to identify causal motives behind the political crisis.