Valmiki Ramayana 2.14.19 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 19

सत्यपाशः

Kaikeyi’s Demand and the Noose of the King’s Promise

Devanagari script

तां तथा ब्रुवतस्तस्य भूमिपस्य महात्मनः।प्रभाता शर्वरी पुण्या चन्द्रनक्षत्रशालिनी।।।।

Transliteration

tāṃ tathā bruvatas tasya bhūmipasya mahātmanaḥ |

prabhātā śarvarī puṇyā candra-nakṣatra-śālinī ||

Translation

ເມື່ອພຣະມະຫາກະສັດຜູ້ມີຈິດໃຈສູງ ກ່າວກັບນາງດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຄືນອັນບໍລິສຸດທີ່ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງດ້ວຍຈັນທຣາແລະດາວນັບພັນ ກໍລ່ວງຜ່ານ ແລະກາຍເປັນອາລຸນຮຸ່ງອອກ

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• ब्रुवतः: of him who was speaking
• ब्रुवतः: Samana-kala-kriya (समानकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘while speaking’ (genitive absolute-like with तस्य)

• तस्य: of that (king)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भूमिपस्य: of the king
• भूमिपस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying भूमिपस्य)

• प्रभाता: dawned
• प्रभाता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-भा (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; (used in sense ‘dawned’)

• शर्वरी: the night
• शर्वरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुण्या: holy/auspicious
• पुण्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying शर्वरी)

• चन्द्रनक्षत्रशालिनी: adorned with the moon and stars
• चन्द्रनक्षत्रशालिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र-नक्षत्र-शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying शर्वरी); समासः: चन्द्रेण नक्षत्रैश्च शालिनी (possessing moon and stars)

Context

While the king was thus speaking to her (Kaikeyi) that holy night resplendent with the Moon and the stars, the day dawned.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kaikeyī
• Moon
• Stars

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the contrast between cosmic order (auspicious night turning to dawn) and moral disorder in human action—suggesting that dharma is tested even when time itself remains orderly.

What is the narrative situation?

A narrative transition: during Daśaratha’s tense exchange with Kaikeyī, the night ends and morning arrives.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

No single virtue is asserted directly; the focus is on atmosphere and timing, heightening the gravity of the ethical conflict.