Valmiki Ramayana 2.25.32 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 32

कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्

Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama

Devanagari script

यन्मङ्गलं सहस्राक्षे सर्वदेवनमस्कृते।वृत्रनाशे समभवत्तत्ते भवतु मङ्गलम्।।2.25.32।।

Transliteration

yan maṅgalaṃ sahasrākṣe sarvadevanamaskṛte |

vṛtranāśe samabhavat tat te bhavatu maṅgalam ||2.25.32||

Translation

May the very auspicious blessing that came to thousand-eyed Indra—revered by all the gods—when Vṛtra was slain, come upon you as well.

Word by Word

• yat: which/whatever
• yat: Visheshya/Anuyogi (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun (यत्)

• maṅgalam: auspicious blessing
• maṅgalam: Karma (कर्म) / Predicate nominal
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• sahasrākṣe: O thousand-eyed one (Indra)
• sahasrākṣe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: 'one whose eyes are a thousand' (इन्द्र)

• sarva-deva-namaskṛte: O one saluted by all the gods
• sarva-deva-namaskṛte: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + deva + namas + √kṛ (कृ धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8), Singular; past passive participle used as noun: namaskṛta = 'saluted'; तत्पुरुष: 'saluted by all gods' (सर्वैः देवैः नमस्कृतः)

• vṛtra-nāśe: at the slaying of Vṛtra
• vṛtra-nāśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛtra + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7 विभक्ति), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'slaying/destruction of Vṛtra'

• samabhavat: arose/occurred/was bestowed
• samabhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshya/Anuyogi (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic form

• bhavatu: may it be
• bhavatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• maṅgalam: auspicious blessing
• maṅgalam: Karma (कर्म) / Predicate nominal
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; predicate complement of bhavatu

Context

May the same blessings bestowed by all the gods on the thousand-eyed Indra at the time of killing Vritra be with you!

Characters & Entities

• Kauśalyā
• Rāma
• Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
• Vṛtra
• Devas (gods)

FAQs

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

Righteous struggle against disorder is framed as dharmic: the blessing associated with Indra’s victory is invoked for Rāma, implying that upholding order and truth attracts auspicious support.

What is the narrative situation?

Kauśalyā offers mythic-model blessings to strengthen Rāma for trials ahead, invoking famous divine victories as auspicious precedents.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective goodwill and faith—Kauśalyā’s dharmic love expresses itself as blessings grounded in sacred memory.