Valmiki Ramayana 2.44.25: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 25

सुमित्रोपदेशः

Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya

Devanagari script

त्वया शेषो जनश्चैव समाश्वास्यो यदाऽनघे।किमिदानीमिदं देवि करोषि हृदि विक्लबम्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.44.25

Transliteration

tvayā śeṣo janaś caiva samāśvāsyo yadā ’naghe | kim idānīm idaṃ devi karoṣi hṛdi viklabam ||

Translation

Wahai ratu yang tak bercela, ketika engkaulah yang seharusnya menenteramkan semua orang yang tersisa, mengapa kini, wahai Devi, engkau membuat hatimu sendiri gentar dan goyah?

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Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd), Singular; pronoun

• śeṣaḥ: remaining
• śeṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; qualifying janaḥ

• janaḥ: people
• janaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चयद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• samāśvāsyaḥ: to be consoled
• samāśvāsyaḥ: Kārya (कार्य/Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-śvas (धातु) + yat (यत्)
• Form: Gerundive/necessitative (यत्/तव्यत्-class), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective: 'to be consoled'

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb/conjunction (कालवाचक)

• anaghe: O sinless one
• anaghe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th), Singular

• kim: what?
• kim: Prayojana/Hetu (प्रश्न/Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; interrogative used adverbially

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of karoṣi

• devi: O queen
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• karoṣi: you do / make
• karoṣi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular

• hṛdi: in (your) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• viklabam: agitated / faint-hearted
• viklabam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viklaba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying idam

Context

O sinless lady, O queen! when you are overcome by fear, how can you consoleothers?

Characters & Entities

• Sumitrā
• Kausalyā

FAQs

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

Dharma here is steadiness in adversity: one who bears responsibility for others should first stabilize one’s own mind, so that one can truly console and guide the community.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumitrā speaks to the grieving Kausalyā, urging her not to collapse inwardly, since others in the palace depend on her composure after Rāma’s departure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage and leadership through self-control—emotional discipline as a prerequisite for supporting others.