Valmiki Ramayana 2.83.6 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 83, Shloka 6

अयोध्याकाण्डे त्र्यशीति तमः सर्गः — Bharata’s Departure and Encampment on the Gaṅgā

Śṛṅgīberapura

Devanagari script

कैकेयी च सुमित्रा च कौसल्या च यशस्विनी।रामानयनसंहृष्टा ययुर्यानेन भास्वता।।2.83.6।।

Transliteration

kaikeyī ca sumitrā ca kausalyā ca yaśasvinī |

rāmānayana-saṃhṛṣṭā yayur yānena bhāsvatā || 2.83.6 ||

Translation

カイケーイー、スミトラー、そして名高きカウサリヤーは、輝く乗り物に乗り、ラーマを連れ帰れる望みに胸を躍らせて進んだ。

Word by Word

• kaikeyī: Kaikeyī
• kaikeyī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaikeyī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• sumitrā: Sumitrā
• sumitrā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumitrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• kausalyā: Kausalyā
• kausalyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kausalyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• yaśasvinī: illustrious
• yaśasvinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies (esp.) kausalyā or all three queens

• rāma-ānayana-saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: delighted about bringing Rama back
• rāma-ānayana-saṃhṛṣṭāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + ānayana (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक/क्त from hṛṣ)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural; tatpuruṣa: 'delighted at (the prospect of) bringing Rāma'

• yayuḥ: went
• yayuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• yānena: by a vehicle/chariot
• yānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• bhāsvatā: resplendent
• bhāsvatā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhās-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; agrees with yānena

Context

Kaikeyi, Sumitra as well as the illustrious Kausalya travelled by a resplendent chariot, delighted with the thought of bringing Rama back.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Sumitrā
• Kausalyā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Restoration of rightful harmony: the queens’ movement toward Rāma underscores a dharmic impulse to heal rupture in the royal household and re-align with righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

The three queens accompany the expedition, sharing the collective hope that Rāma will return from exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hope and familial concern—an orientation toward reunion and the welfare of the kingdom through Rāma’s return.