Shloka 19

कैकेयीवरप्रार्थना

Kaikeyi Demands the Two Boons

Devanagari script

तत्र चापि मया देव यत्त्वं समभिरक्षितः।जाग्रत्या यतमानायास्ततो मे प्राददा वरौ।।।।

Transliteration

tatra cāpi mayā deva yat tvaṃ samabhirakṣitaḥ | jāgratyā yatamānāyās tato me prādadā varau ||

Translation

ഹേ ദേവസമനായ രാജാവേ, അവിടെ നിന്നെയും ഞാൻ കാത്തുരക്ഷിച്ചു; ജാഗരൂകയായി പരിശ്രമിച്ചതിനാൽ നീ എനിക്ക് രണ്ടു വരങ്ങൾ ദാനമായി നൽകി.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Locative adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (also/even)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥ (कर्ता; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देव: O lord/king
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• यत्: since
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Causal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध)
• Form: अव्ययवत्; हेत्वर्थे (since/because)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता; subject of passive predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समभिरक्षितः: were protected
• समभिरक्षितः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-abhi-√रक्ष् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• जाग्रत्या: (by me) being awake/alert
• जाग्रत्या: Karana (करण/Instrumental manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāgratī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of speaker)

• यतमानायाः: of (me) striving
• यतमानायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yatamāna (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √यत् + शानच्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle, शानच्); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; जाग्रत्याः विशेषण

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतौ/क्रमे (therefore/then)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राददाः: you granted
• प्राददाः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरौ: two boons
• वरौ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

Context

O king, I rescued you there. Since I was alert to protect you, you granted me twoboons.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Daśaratha
• two boons

FAQs

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

Dharma here is framed as reciprocal obligation: protection and service rendered create a rightful claim, and a king’s integrity is measured by honoring what he has granted.

What is the narrative situation?

Kaikeyī explicitly states that she once saved Daśaratha and that he rewarded her with two promised boons.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vigilance and devoted effort (jāgratā, yatna) are highlighted as Kaikeyī’s claimed merit; in response, Daśaratha’s virtue of honoring grants is implied.