Valmiki Ramayana 2.44.9: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 9

सुमित्रोपदेशः · Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya

Spoken by Sumantra to King DaśarathaSetting: kānana (woods/forest)Settled/ongoing forest-dwelling

Devanagari script

शिवस्सर्वेषु कालेषु काननेभ्यो विनिस्सृतः ।

राघवं युक्तशीतोष्णस्सेविष्यति सुखोऽनिलः ॥९॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.44.9

Transliteration

śivaḥ sarveṣu kāleṣu kānanebhyo vinisṣṛtaḥ |

rāghavaṃ yuktaśītoṣṇaḥ seviṣyati sukho 'nilaḥ ||9||

Translation

हर सीज़न में जंगल से एक अच्छी हवा आएगी। वो ना बहुत ठंडी होगी, ना बहुत गरम। वो राम की सेवा करेगी, उन्हे सुख देगी।

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Word by Word

• शयानम्: lying (asleep)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (Present Middle Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘lying/asleep’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• अनघम्: blameless
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (शयानम्)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)

• रात्रौ: at night
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
• Role: Kāla/Adhikarana (काल/अधिकरण)

• पिता: father
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Upamāna (उपमान)

• इव: like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (comparative particle ‘like’)
• Role: Upamā (उपमा)

• अभिपरिष्वजन्: embracing
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+परि+स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘embracing’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• रश्मिभिः: with rays
• Type: Noun
• Root: रश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)

• संस्पृशन्: touching
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘touching’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• शीतैः: cool
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (रश्मिभिः)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)

• चन्द्रमा: the moon
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• आह्लादयिष्यति: will delight
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+ह्लाद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) ‘will delight’
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

Sandhi Notes

• पितेवाभिपरिष्वजन् = पिता + इव + अभिपरिष्वजन्
• शीतैश्चन्द्रमा = शीतैः + चन्द्रमा

Context

A pleasant yet moderately hot and cold breeze blowing through the woodlands will serve Rama at all seasons.

The teaching

For the dharmic, even the wilderness becomes gentle; balance and comfort arise as if nature itself serves righteousness.

Ethical theme

Providential harmony / dharma-phala

Devotion and practice

Aids contemplative practice: visualizing nature’s calm support fosters śānti and trust in dharma.

Deity praised

Rāma (implicitly as recipient of nature’s service)

Mood and themes

Rasa

Shanta (peace), with Adbhuta (wonder)

Mood

Cooling, protective, harmonious

Themes

• Dharma
• Divine/natural support
• Forest exile
• Itihasa
• Ethics

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Forest (kānana)
• Anila (wind/breeze)

FAQs

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

The verse suggests that steadfast dharma invites harmony: the world becomes supportive to one who lives righteously.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker continues a consoling description of Rāma’s forest life, portraying the forest as hospitable rather than hostile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s worthiness and moral stature—so great that even natural forces are depicted as serving him.