Valmiki Ramayana 2.25.42 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 42

कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्

Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama

Devanagari script

प्रणष्टदुःखसङ्कल्पा हर्षविद्योतितानना।द्रक्ष्यामि त्वां वनात्प्राप्तं पूर्णचन्द्रमिवोदितम्।।2.25.42।।

Transliteration

praṇaṣṭaduḥkhasaṅkalpā harṣavidyotitānanā | drakṣyāmi tvāṃ vanātprāptaṃ pūrṇacandram ivoditam || 2.25.42 ||

Translation

森から帰り来るあなたを、昇る満月のように拝見いたしましょう。悲しみの思いは消え、わたしの顔は歓喜に輝くでしょう。

Word by Word

• praṇaṣṭa-duḥkha-saṅkalpā: (she) whose sorrowful thoughts were gone
• praṇaṣṭa-duḥkha-saṅkalpā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇaṣṭa (कृदन्त, √naś) + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi-sense adjectival usage: 'whose sorrowful thoughts have perished/been removed'

• harṣa-vidyotita-ānanā: with face shining with joy
• harṣa-vidyotita-ānanā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyotita (कृदन्त, √dyut) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; adjectival: 'with face made radiant by joy'

• drakṣyāmi: I shall see
• drakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future) / simple future sense; Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष) Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Dvitīyā (द्वितीया) Ekavacana

• vanāt: from the forest
• vanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Pañcamī (पञ्चमी/ablative) Ekavacana

• prāptam: arrived
• prāptam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √āp (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past passive participle; Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; agrees with tvām (masc implied) by sense; used predicatively 'having arrived/obtained'

• pūrṇa-candram: the full moon
• pūrṇa-candram: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; upamāna (object of comparison)

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-vācaka avyaya (particle of comparison)

• uditam: risen
• uditam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ud-i (धातु) / √ud (उद्)
• Form: Kta (क्त) participle; Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; qualifies tvām/prāptam by simile: 'risen'

Context

When you return from the forest like the full Moon rising, I shall behold you with my anxieties gone and my face sparkling with joy.

Characters & Entities

• Kausalyā
• Rāma
• forest (vana)
• full moon (pūrṇacandra)

FAQs

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

Perseverance in dharma yields renewal: steadfast duty leads to a return that restores light and confidence to the community and family.

What is the narrative situation?

Kausalyā consoles herself and blesses Rāma by imagining his return as a luminous, auspicious event.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hope grounded in righteousness—trusting that dharma has a wholesome outcome.