Shloka 6

द्विचत्वारिंशः सर्गः — दशरथस्य शोक-विलापः तथा कौशल्यागृह-प्रवेशः

Dasaratha’s Lament and Return to Kausalya’s Apartments

Devanagari script

कैकेयि मा ममाङ्गानि स्प्राक्षीस्त्वं दुष्टचारिणी।न हि त्वां द्रष्टुमिच्छामि न भार्या न च बान्धवी।।।।

Transliteration

kaikeyi mā mamāṅgāni sprākṣīs tvaṃ duṣṭacāriṇī | na hi tvāṃ draṣṭum icchāmi na bhāryā na ca bāndhavī ||

Translation

“Wahai Kaikeyī, jangan sentuh tubuhku, engkau yang berkelakuan jahat! Aku tidak ingin memandangmu; engkau bukan isteriku dan bukan pula kerabatku.”

Word by Word

• kaikeyi: O Kaikeyi
• kaikeyi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaikeyī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• mā: do not
• mā: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); prohibitive particle used with injunctive/aorist

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• aṅgāni: limbs
• aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म) of "sprākṣīḥ"
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sprākṣīḥ: touch
• sprākṣīḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √spṛś (स्पृश्)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada; used with prohibitive "mā"

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता) of "sprākṣīḥ"
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• duṣṭa-cāriṇī: O evil-doer (woman of wicked conduct)
• duṣṭa-cāriṇī: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duṣṭa (कृदन्त; √duṣ (दुष्), क्त) + cāriṇī (प्रातिपदिक from √car (चर्), feminine agent)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya epithet

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); negation

• hi: indeed
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); particle (emphasis/for)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म) of "icchāmi" (object of seeing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन) with "icchāmi"
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• icchāmi: I wish
• icchāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (इष्)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); negation

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Pradhāna-nāma (प्राधान्य/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate nominative

• na: nor
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); negation

• ca: and
• ca: Sam uccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable (अव्यय); conjunction

• bāndhavī: kinswoman; relation
• bāndhavī: Pradhāna-nāma (प्राधान्य/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhavī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate nominative

Context

Oh! how fortunate are those best of men who will live until that time to see Rama return and embrace him.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kaikeyī

FAQs

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

The verse frames a moral boundary: actions judged as adharma can sever relational legitimacy. Daśaratha’s rejection expresses that ethical betrayal destroys the sanctity of marital and familial bonds.

What is the narrative situation?

In extreme grief and anger, Daśaratha repudiates Kaikeyī, refusing her touch and denying her status as wife or relative.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral accountability: Daśaratha asserts an ethical verdict on conduct, though expressed through the rawness of sorrow and outrage.