Valmiki Ramayana 2.18.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 18, Shloka 8

अष्टादशः सर्गः

Kaikeyī Discloses the Boons: Exile to Daṇḍaka and Bharata’s Consecration

Devanagari script

चिन्तयामास च तदा रामः पितृहिते रतः।किं स्विदद्यैव नृपतिर्न मां प्रत्यभिनन्दति।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.18.8

Transliteration

cintayāmāsa ca tadā rāmaḥ pitṛhite rataḥ | kiṁ svid adyaiva nṛpatir na māṁ pratyabhinandati ||

Translation

तेव्हा पित्याच्या हितात रत असलेल्या रामाने विचार केला—“आजच नृपती मला प्रत्यभिवादन करून आनंदाने का स्वीकारत नाही?”

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Word by Word

• चिन्तयामास: reflected/thought
• चिन्तयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• पितृहिते: in (his) father's welfare
• पितृहिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ-हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पितुः हिते)

• रतः: devoted/engaged
• रतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक; √रम् (धातु) से क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; रामः इति विशेषणम्

• किम्: why/what
• किम्: Sambandha (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• स्वित्: indeed, I wonder
• स्वित्: Sambandha (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वित् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle: I wonder)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today)

• एव: only/just
• एव: Sambandha (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis: only/just)

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रत्यभिनन्दति: greets/returns greeting
• प्रत्यभिनन्दति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-अभि-√नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

O Joy of the Raghus, O son of the Raghu race, carry out the word of promise given by the king and save him by helping him keep the truth which is great.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Dasaratha

FAQs

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

Dharma here is mindful service: Rāma reads relational signals and worries about his father’s well-being rather than focusing on his own honor.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma notices an unusual coldness/silence from Daśaratha and tries to understand what has changed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Considerate attentiveness (pitṛhita)—a son’s steady concern and emotional intelligence.