Valmiki Ramayana 2.62.13: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 62, Shloka 13

अयोध्याकाण्डे द्विषष्टितमः सर्गः · Kausalyā consoles Daśaratha; grief, remorse, and nightfall

Devanagari script

नैषा हि सा स्त्री भवति श्लाघनीयेन धीमता ।

उभयोर्लोकयोर्वीर पत्या या सम्साद्यते ॥१३॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.62.13

Transliteration

naiṣā hi sā strī bhavati ślāghanīyena dhīmatā |

ubhayor lokayor vīra patyā yā saṃsādyate ||13||

Translation

Wahai pahlawan, seorang wanita yang perlu dipujuk oleh suaminya—meskipun suami itu bijaksana dan terpuji—tidaklah benar-benar memperoleh kesejahteraan di kedua-dua alam, di dunia ini dan di alam sana.

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Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; Pronoun, nominative singular feminine

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• सा: that
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; Pronoun, nominative singular feminine

• स्त्री: woman
• स्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; Nominative singular feminine

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; Present 3rd sg

• श्लाघनीयेन: by the praiseworthy
• श्लाघनीयेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लाघनीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अनीयर्-प्रत्यय (gerundive), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; Instrumental singular (by the praiseworthy)

• धीमता: by the wise
• धीमता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; Instrumental singular masculine

• उभयोः: of both
• उभयोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Genitive dual (of both)

• लोकयोः: of the two worlds
• लोकयोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; Genitive dual masculine

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; Vocative singular masculine

• पत्या: by the husband
• पत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; Instrumental singular masculine

• या: who
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; Relative pronoun nominative singular feminine

• सम्प्रसाद्यते: is appeased
• सम्प्रसाद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; Present 3rd sg passive/mediopassive sense (is appeased)

Context

O heroic one! a woman, who is entreated by her sagacious and praiseworthy husband, loses both the worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Kausalya
• Dasharatha

FAQs

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

It expresses a traditional ideal of household dharma: harmony should not come through humiliating reversals where a virtuous spouse must plead to restore peace; dignity and mutual regard sustain moral order.

What is the narrative situation?

Kausalya explains her distress: being forced into a posture where the husband must placate her feels inauspicious and wrong to her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dasharatha’s praiseworthiness and wisdom are acknowledged, while Kausalya emphasizes the virtue of propriety and dignity in relationship roles.