Valmiki Ramayana 2.10.36-37: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shlokas 36-37

क्रोधागारप्रवेशः · Entry into the Chamber of Wrath

Kaikeyī’s Protest

Devanagari script

यावदावर्तते चक्रं तावती मे वसुन्धरा ॥३६॥

प्राचीनास्सिन्धुसौवीरा स्सौराष्ट्रा दक्षिणापथाः ।

वङ्गाङ्गमगधाः मत्स्याः समृद्धा काशिकोसलाः ॥३७॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.10.36-37

Transliteration

yāvad āvartate cakraṃ tāvatī me vasundharā ||36||

prācīnās sindhu-sauvīrāḥ saurāṣṭrā dakṣiṇāpathāḥ |

vaṅgāṅga-magadhā matsyāḥ samṛddhā kāśi-kosalāḥ ||37||

Translation

Sejauh mana roda kereta perang menjangkau, sejauh itulah kerajaanku—merangkum negeri-negeri timur, Sindhu–Sauvīra, Saurāṣṭra, wilayah-wilayah selatan, serta negara makmur Vaṅga, Aṅga, Magadha, Matsya, dan Kāśi–Kosala.

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Word by Word

• yāvat: as far as / as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Correlative adverb (अव्यय), 'as long as/so far as'

• āvartate: turns/rotates
• āvartate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āvṛt (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular, Ātmanepada

• cakram: wheel
• cakram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; subject of 'āvartate'

• tāvatī: so much / that far (extent)
• tāvatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative-correlative adjective agreeing with 'vasundharā'

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (enclitic)

• vasundharā: earth/land
• vasundharā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasundharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• prācīnāḥ: eastern (regions)
• prācīnāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prācīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; used substantively 'eastern (regions/peoples)'

• sindhu-sauvīrāḥ: Sindhu and Sauvīra (regions)
• sindhu-sauvīrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sindhu + sauvīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; copulative compound naming regions/peoples

• saurāṣṭrāḥ: Saurāṣṭras
• saurāṣṭrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saurāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; used as region-name

• dakṣiṇāpathāḥ: southern regions (Dakṣiṇāpatha)
• dakṣiṇāpathāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇa + patha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; tatpuruṣa 'southern route/region'

• vaṅga-aṅga-magadhāḥ: Vaṅga, Aṅga, and Magadha
• vaṅga-aṅga-magadhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṅga + aṅga + magadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; dvandva listing kingdoms

• matsyāḥ: Matsyas
• matsyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; region/people name

• samṛddhāḥ: prosperous
• samṛddhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifying the listed regions/peoples

• kāśi-kosalāḥ: Kāśi and Kosala
• kāśi-kosalāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśi + kosala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; dvandva of two kingdoms

Context

My authority on the land is extended till such places the wheel of any chariot rotates such as the regions in the east, Sindhu-Sauvira areas, Saurashtra, Southern regions, Banga, Anga, Magadha states, Matsya kingdom and Kasi-Kosala countries which are prosperous places.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kaikeyī
• Sindhu
• Sauvīra
• Saurāṣṭra
• Vaṅga
• Magadha
• Matsya
• Kāśi
• Kosala

FAQs

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

The king’s dharma includes stewardship over diverse regions; power is meaningful only when aligned with protection and order.

What is the narrative situation?

This verse reiterates Daśaratha’s claim of wide dominion as he tries to calm Kaikeyī and invite her to state her desire.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Royal largesse and assurance—Daśaratha presents himself as capable of fulfilling requests within his rightful authority.