Valmiki Ramayana 2.25.45 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 45

कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्

Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama

Devanagari script

मयाऽर्चिता देवगणाश्शिवादयोमहर्षयो भूतमहासुरोरगाः।अभिप्रयातस्य वनं चिराय तेहितानि काङ्क्षन्तु दिशश्च राघव।।2.25.45।।

Transliteration

mayārcitā devagaṇāḥ śivādayo maharṣayo bhūtamahāsuroragāḥ |

abhiprayātasya vanaṃ cirāya te hitāni kāṅkṣantu diśaś ca rāghava ||2.25.45||

Translation

「ラाघヴァよ！わたしが礼拝してきた神々の群れ—シヴァをはじめ—また大いなる聖仙たち、ブータ、強大なるアスラ、蛇族、そして十方の方位までもが、久しくあなたの福祉を願い、森へ赴き長く住まうあなたを守護せんことを。」

Word by Word

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Tṛtīyā Ekavacana

• arcitāḥ: worshipped
• arcitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √arc (धातु)
• Form: Kta participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana; qualifies devagaṇāḥ etc.

• deva-gaṇāḥ: hosts of gods
• deva-gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana

• śiva-ādayaḥ: Śiva and others
• śiva-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana; 'Śiva and others' (enumerative)

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana

• bhūta-mahā-asura-uragāḥ: bhūtas, great asuras, and serpents
• bhūta-mahā-asura-uragāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक) + uraga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana; samāhāra/enumerative: 'bhūtas, great asuras, and serpents'

• abhiprayātasya: of you who set out
• abhiprayātasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yā (धातु) + abhi-pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Kta participle used as genitive; Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana; 'of you who have set out (to the forest)'

• vanam: to the forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; goal with abhiprayātasya by sense

• cirāya: for long
• cirāya: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative used adverbially (cirāya): 'for a long time'

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

• hitāni: welfare/good things
• hitāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Dvitīyā Bahuvacana; object of kāṅkṣantu

• kāṅkṣantu: may they wish
• kāṅkṣantu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kāṅkṣ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, benedictive/imperative sense), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष) Bahuvacana, Parasmaipada

• diśaḥ: directions/quarters
• diśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• rāghava: O Rāghava
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana Ekavacana

Context

O son of the Raghu race! Lord Siva and other gods, the great rishis, bhutas, great asuras and serpents and four quarters worshipped by me will always promote your welfare when you dwell in the forest.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Śiva
• devas (hosts of gods)
• maharṣis (great seers)
• bhūtas
• asuras
• uragas (serpents)
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Dharma here appears as protective order: right conduct is supported by ritual responsibility and benediction, expressing the belief that the cosmos (gods, sages, directions) upholds the righteous traveler.

What is the narrative situation?

As Rāma leaves for exile, Kaikeyī invokes blessings from divinities and cosmic powers she has worshipped, asking them to safeguard him for the long duration.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s worthiness to receive universal goodwill—his moral stature that invites protection and auspiciousness.