Valmiki Ramayana 2.66.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 66, Shloka 19

अयोध्यायां शोकविलापः

Lamentation in Ayodhya after Daśaratha’s death

Devanagari script

कैकेय्या दुष्टभावायाः राघवेण वियोजिताः।कथं पतिघ्नया वत्स्याम स्समीपे विधवा वयम्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.66.19

Transliteration

kaikeyyā duṣṭabhāvāyāḥ rāghaveṇa viyojitāḥ |

kathaṃ patighnayā vatsyāmas samīpe vidhavā vayam ||

Translation

Von der böswilligen Kaikeyī von Rāghava getrennt und nun zu Witwen gemacht—wie können wir in der Nähe derer leben, die zur Gattenmörderin geworden ist?

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Word by Word

• कैकेय्या: by Kaikeyi
• कैकेय्या: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु; by Kaikeyi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दुष्टभावायाः: of evil intent
• दुष्टभावायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive; qualifier of कैकेय्याः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट+भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (of evil intention)

• राघवेण: by Raghava (Rama)
• राघवेण: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु; by Rama)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वियोजिताः: separated
• वियोजिताः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate of वयम्)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Manner-question (प्रकार-प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• पतिघ्नया: by the husband-slayer
• पतिघ्नया: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु; by the husband-slayer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति+घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (husband-slayer)

• वत्स्याम: shall we live/dwell
• वत्स्याम: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• समीपे: near
• समीपे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (as adverbial locative)

• विधवाः: widows
• विधवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to वयम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विधेय/अवस्था (state)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Context

A woman of evil intentions, Kaikeyi, at first separated us from Rama. Now she deprived us of our husband. How can we live with one who is a slayer of her husband?

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Daśaratha (implied as the slain husband)

FAQs

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

It frames wrongdoing as adharma through intention (duṣṭabhāva) and consequence: the community interprets Kaikeyī’s boons as leading to the king’s death, violating the protective duty expected within family and kingdom.

What is the narrative situation?

In the aftermath of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile, the women lament and openly condemn Kaikeyī as the cause of both separations.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrastive emphasis, the verse highlights the ideal of familial loyalty and non-harm; Kaikeyī is portrayed as lacking these.