Shloka 30

सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः

Sumantra’s Return to Ayodhya and the Palace’s Lament

Devanagari script

अद्यैवमनयं कृत्वा व्यपत्रपसि राघव।उत्तिष्ठ सुकृतं तेस्तु शोके नस्या त्सहायता।।।।

Transliteration

adyai vamanayaṃ kṛtvā vyapatrapasi rāghava | uttiṣṭha sukṛtaṃ te ’stu śoke na syāt sahāyatā ||

Translation

Wahai Rāghava, setelah melakukan kesalahan ini, adakah engkau kini merasa malu? Bangkitlah; biarlah pahala kerana menepati janji menjadi milikmu—namun dalam dukacita, tiada bantuan yang dapat menolong.

Word by Word

अद्यtoday/now

एवम्thus/in this way

अनयम्injustice/wrong

कृत्वाhaving done

व्यपत्रपसिyou feel ashamed

राघवO Raghava

उत्तिष्ठrise/stand up

सुकृतम्merit/good deed

तेyour/to you

अस्तुlet it be / may it be

शोकेin sorrow

नnot

स्यात्would be / may be

सहायताhelp/assistance

Context

O descendant of the Raghus! are you ashamed of having done an injustice? Arise. you may be a blessed one (for fulfilling your promise). If you grieve, none will help you.

Characters & Entities

Kausalya

Dasharatha (addressed as Rāghava in this passage)

Raghu lineage (Rāghava)

FAQs

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

The tension between Satya (keeping one’s word) and the ethical harm caused by one’s choices: Kausalya acknowledges the ‘merit’ of truthfulness but confronts the injustice and urges action over paralysis.

What is the narrative situation?

Kausalya admonishes the stunned Dasharatha, urging him to rise and respond rather than remain incapacitated by grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kausalya’s frank moral courage—she speaks hard truth to power while still seeking a way forward.