Valmiki Ramayana 2.66.21: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 66, Shloka 21

अयोध्यायां शोकविलापः

Lamentation in Ayodhya after Daśaratha’s death

Devanagari script

त्वया तेन च वीरेण विना व्यसनमोहिताः।कथं वयं निवत्स्यामः कैकेय्या च विदूषिताः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.66.21

Transliteration

tvayā tena ca vīreṇa vinā vyasanamohitāḥ |

kathaṃ vayaṃ nivatsyāmaḥ kaikeyyā ca vidūṣitāḥ ||

Translation

നിനക്കില്ലാതെ, ആ വീരനായ രാമനില്ലാതെ, ദുരന്തവും ദുഃഖവും കൊണ്ട് മയങ്ങിയ ഞങ്ങൾ, കൈകേയിയാൽ വീണ്ടും അപമാനിതരായി, എങ്ങനെ ജീവിച്ചിരിക്കും?

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Word by Word

• त्वया: by/with you
• त्वया: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु; with you)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तेन: by/with that (one)
• तेन: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु; with him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वीरेण: with the hero
• वीरेण: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु; with the hero)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Vinā-yoga (विना-योग; exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (without)

• व्यसनमोहिताः: overwhelmed by grief/calamity
• व्यसनमोहिताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier of वयम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यसन+मोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (व्यसनेन मोहिताः = deluded/overwhelmed by calamity)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Manner-question (प्रकार-प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (how)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• निवत्स्यामः: shall we live/dwell
• निवत्स्यामः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कैकेय्या: by Kaikeyi
• कैकेय्या: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु; by Kaikeyi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• विदूषिताः: insulted/abused
• विदूषिताः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+दूष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate of वयम्)

Context

Without you and without the heroic Rama, how can we live overwhelmed with grief and enduring the abuses of Kaikeyi?

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Kaikeyī

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of protection and moral order in the household and kingdom: when righteous leaders (like Rāma) are absent and adharma (cruel humiliation) prevails, social and familial stability collapses.

What is the narrative situation?

Ayodhyā is in turmoil after Rāma’s exile and Daśaratha’s death; the queens lament their helplessness and the harsh treatment associated with Kaikeyī’s actions.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s protective righteousness is implied: his presence is seen as a source of stability, dignity, and dharmic order for the family and the city.