Shloka 40

अयोमुखी-दर्शनम् तथा कबन्ध-प्रवेशः

Ayomukhi Encounter and the ظهور of Kabandha

Devanagari script

प्रतिलभ्य च काकुत्स्थ पितृपैतामहीं महीम्।।।।तत्र मां राम राज्यस्थस्स्मर्तुमर्हसि सर्वदा।

Transliteration

pratilabhya ca kākutstha pitṛpaitāmahīṃ mahīm |

tatra māṃ rāma rājyasthaḥ smartum arhasi sarvadā ||

Translation

カークツスタの末裔よ、父祖伝来の国土を取り戻し、王位に安んじたなら、ラーマよ、そこで常に我を思い出すがよい。

Word by Word

• प्रतिलभ्य: having regained
• प्रतिलभ्य: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-लभ् (धातु) → प्रतिलभ्य (कृदन्त/क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; 'having regained/obtained'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• काकुत्स्थ: O Kakutstha (scion of Kakutstha)
• काकुत्स्थ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकुत्स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• पितृ-पैतामहीम्: paternal and ancestral
• पितृ-पैतामहीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + पैतामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (paternal and ancestral) qualifying 'mahīm'

• महीम्: the earth/kingdom
• महीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• राज्य-स्थः: established in kingship
• राज्य-स्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (being in kingship / established in rule)

• स्मर्तुम्: to remember
• स्मर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मर्तुम् (कृदन्त/तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive; 'to remember'

• अर्हसि: you should / you are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kālādhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Context

O scion of the Kakutstha dynasty, on getting the hereditary kingdom and ruling over it you should always remember me.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Kakutstha dynasty

FAQs

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

Remembrance and gratitude as royal dharma: when rightful order is restored, one should not forget those who stood by in hardship.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa speaks to Rāma amid danger, projecting hope that Rāma will regain his rightful kingdom and asking to be remembered then.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Devotion and loyalty—Lakṣmaṇa’s unwavering attachment to Rāma’s rightful cause and future restoration.