Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 51, Shloka 18
अयोध्याकाण्डे एकपञ्चाशः सर्गः — Guha’s Vigil and Lakṣmaṇa’s Lament
Night on the riverbank
विनष्टे नृपतौ पश्चात्कौसल्या विनशिष्यति।अनन्तरं च माताऽपि मम नाशमुपैष्यति।।।।
vinaṣṭe nṛpatau paścāt kausalyā vinaśiṣyati | anantaraṃ ca mātā api mama nāśam upaiṣyati ||
ನೃಪತಿ ನಾಶವಾದ ಬಳಿಕ ಕೌಸಲ್ಯೆಯೂ ನಾಶವಾಗುವಳು; ಅದರ ನಂತರ ನನ್ನ ತಾಯಿಯೂ ಸಹ ನಾಶವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದುವಳು.
Past is past (irreversible). My father, brooding over his desire of installing Rama as king unfulfilled, will perish.
FAQs
Family dharma is interconnected: when adharma destabilizes the household and throne, suffering cascades through the innocent.
The speaker anticipates a chain of deaths in the royal family following the king’s demise.
Protective concern for elders and mothers—seeing beyond oneself to the vulnerable.