Valmiki Ramayana 2.10.20 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 20

क्रोधागारप्रवेशः — Entry into the Chamber of Wrath

Kaikeyī’s Protest

Devanagari script

प्रतीहारी त्वथोवाच सन्त्रस्ता सुकृताञ्जलिः।।।।देव देवी भृशं कृद्धा क्रोधागारमभिदृता।

Transliteration

pratīhārī tv athovāca santrastā sukṛtāñjaliḥ |

deva devī bhṛśaṃ kṛddhā krodhāgāram abhidrutā ||

Translation

Lalu penjaga pintu itu, ketakutan sambil merapatkan kedua telapak tangan, berkata: “Tuanku, permaisuri amat murka; baginda telah bergegas masuk ke kamar amarah.”

Word by Word

• pratīhārī: the doorkeeper (female)
• pratīhārī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīhārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; virodha/avadhāraṇa-nipāta (but/indeed)

• atha: then
• atha: Kāla (काल/Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; ārambha/kramārtha (then/thereupon)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), Parasmaipada; Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• santrastā: frightened
• santrastā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: santrastā (प्रातिपदिक; from saṃ-√tras)
• Form: Kṛdanta: PPP (क्त); Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies 'pratīhārī'

• su-kṛta-añjaliḥ: with folded hands
• su-kṛta-añjaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; from √kṛ) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; samāsa: tatpuruṣa = 'one whose añjali (folded hands) is well-made' i.e., with folded palms (polite posture)

• deva: O king
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• devī: the queen
• devī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• bhṛśam: exceedingly
• bhṛśam: Prakāra (प्रकार/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (intensifier)

• kṛddhā: angry
• kṛddhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛddha (प्रातिपदिक; from √krudh)
• Form: Kṛdanta: PPP (क्त); Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies 'devī'

• krodha-āgāram: the chamber of anger
• krodha-āgāram: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + āgāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; samāsa: tatpuruṣa = 'anger-chamber'

• abhidṛtā: has rushed to / went quickly toward
• abhidṛtā: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√dṛ (दृ/द्रु धातु; 'to run')
• Form: Kṛdanta: PPP (क्त) used in sense of completed motion; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'having rushed/went quickly' (about the queen)

Context

Thereafter, the frightened door-keeper with folded palms said O monarch! thequeen in a hot mood has rushed into the chamber of wrath.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kaikeyī

FAQs

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

It underscores maryādā in speech and service: even in fear, the attendant reports respectfully and truthfully, preserving duty within the royal household.

What is the narrative situation?

An attendant informs Daśaratha that Kaikeyī has withdrawn into the traditional ‘chamber of wrath,’ signaling a staged or serious grievance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The door-keeper’s propriety and truthful reporting despite fear; it also shows the pressure created by Kaikeyī’s display of anger.