Valmiki Ramayana 2.2.35: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 35

यौवराज्य-प्रस्तावः

Proposal for Rāma’s Installation as Heir-Apparent

Devanagari script

गान्धर्वे च भुवि श्रेष्ठो बभूव भरताग्रजः।कल्याणाभिजन स्साधुरदीनात्मा महामतिः।।2.2.35।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.2.35

Transliteration

yathā ca tava kaikēyī sumitrā ca viśēṣataḥ | tathaiva dēvī kauśalyā mama mātā viśēṣataḥ ||

Translation

ကေကေယီနှင့် စုမိတ္ရာတို့ကို အထူးဂရုစိုက်သကဲ့သို့ပင်၊ ဒေဝီ ကောသလျာ—ကျွန်ုပ်၏ မိခင်—ကိုလည်း ထိုနည်းတူ အထူးကရုဏာထား၍ ဂရုစိုက်ပါ။

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Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (as/just as)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कैकेयी: Kaikeyi
• कैकेयी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaikeyī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुमित्रा: Sumitra
• सुमित्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumitrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa + tas (अव्यय-निर्माण)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb: 'especially')

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (so/likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात

• देवी: the queen/lady
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कौशल्या: Kausalya
• कौशल्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kauśalyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa + tas (अव्यय-निर्माण)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय

Context

Just as you treat Kaikeyi and Sumitra in a special manner, so should you treat Devi Kausalya, my mother.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Sumitrā
• Kauśalyā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Impartial and respectful conduct within the royal household: a king should uphold fairness and dignity toward all queens, not allowing favoritism to diminish another’s honor.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma urges the king to treat his mother Kauśalyā with the same special regard shown to Kaikeyī and Sumitrā, reinforcing harmony and justice within the family.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s maryādā (propriety) and dharma-sensitivity: he safeguards his mother’s dignity while speaking in a measured, principled manner.