Valmiki Ramayana 2.22.24: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 22, Shloka 24

अभिषेक-निवृत्ति-उपदेशः

Withdrawal of the Coronation: Rama’s Counsel to Lakshmana

Devanagari script

असङ्कल्पितमेवेह यदकस्मात्प्रवर्तते।निवर्त्यारम्भमारब्धं ननु दैवस्य कर्म तत्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.22.24

Transliteration

asaṅkalpitam eveha yad akasmāt pravartate |

nivartyārambham ārabdhaṁ nanu daivasya karma tat ||

Translation

ここで思いもよらぬ障りが忽然と起こり、すでに始めた事業を止めるなら、それもまた確かに天命のはたらきである。

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Word by Word

• असङ्कल्पितम्: unintended; unplanned
• असङ्कल्पितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-सम्-कल्पित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) from √कॢप्/कल्प्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb: here/in this world)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अकस्मात्: suddenly
• अकस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause-like adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अकस्मात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/निमित्त-अव्यय (suddenly; unexpectedly)

• प्रवर्तते: arises; occurs
• प्रवर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• निवर्त्य: having stopped
• निवर्त्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); अर्थः—निवर्त्य (having stopped/turned back)

• आरम्भम्: the undertaking; commencement
• आरम्भम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आरब्धम्: begun; undertaken
• आरब्धम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying आरम्भम्/यत्)

• ननु: surely
• ननु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ननु (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (surely/indeed)

• दैवस्य: of fate
• दैवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• कर्म: act
• कर्म: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Predicative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

Any unanticipated and sudden hindrance to the action undertaken shall be deemed to be the act of destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Daiva (destiny)
• Abhisheka (implied undertaking)

FAQs

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

Dharma is to respond to reversals without adharma: when plans collapse unexpectedly, one should adjust conduct with restraint rather than commit wrongdoing out of frustration.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama interprets the abrupt stoppage of his coronation preparations as a destined reversal, preparing Lakshmana to accept the change.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Non-attachment to outcomes—Rama distinguishes duty from personal ambition and remains steady when success is blocked.