Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 38

क्रोधागारप्रवेशः — Entry into the Chamber of Wrath

Kaikeyī’s Protest

Devanagari script

तत्र जातं बहु द्रव्यं धनधान्यमजाविकम्।ततो वृणीष्व कैकेयि यद्यत्त्वं मनसेच्छसि।।।।

Transliteration

tatra jātaṃ bahu dravyaṃ dhana-dhānyam ajāvikam | tato vṛṇīṣva kaikeyi yad yat tvaṃ manasā icchasi ||

Translation

ਉੱਥੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਧਨ-ਸੰਪਦਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ—ਧਨ, ਅਨਾਜ, ਅਤੇ ਬੱਕਰੀਆਂ ਤੇ ਭੇਡਾਂ ਦੇ ਝੁੰਡ। ਇਸ ਲਈ, ਹੇ ਕੈਕਈ, ਤੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਜੋ ਚਾਹੇ, ਉਹਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਚੁਣ ਲੈ।

Word by Word

• kim: why/what (use)
• kim: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative used adverbially (किम्-प्रश्नार्थे), 'why/what (use)'

• āyāsena: with exertion/trouble
• āyāsena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• bhīru: O timid one
• bhīru: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• uttiṣṭha: rise
• uttiṣṭha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sthā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (Imperative), 2nd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• uttiṣṭha: rise
• uttiṣṭha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sthā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (Imperative), 2nd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada; repetition for emphasis

• śobhane: O lovely one
• śobhane: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• tat: then/so
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Particle-like use with pronoun sense 'then/so' (निपातवत्)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (enclitic)

• brūhi: tell
• brūhi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (Imperative), 2nd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• kaikeyi: O Kaikeyī
• kaikeyi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaikeyī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• yataḥ: from which / because of which
• yataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Causal/ablatival indeclinable (यतः), 'from which/wherefrom/because'

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• āgatam: has come/arisen
• āgatam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; agreeing with 'bhayam'

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; referring to 'that (fear/cause)'

• te: for you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative, Singular

• vyapanayiṣyāmi: I will remove/dispel
• vyapanayiṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-apa-nī (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (Periphrastic Future), 1st Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• nīhāram: mist/fog
• nīhāram: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle (उपमा-निपात)

• raśmivān: the radiant one (sun)
• raśmivān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raśmin + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; possessive adjective used substantively 'the radiant one (sun)'

Context

There wealth and foodgrains, sheep and goats and many things are produced. O Kaikeyi, ask whichever of these you wish.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kaikeyī

FAQs

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

A ruler’s dharma includes generosity and the fair distribution of prosperity; wealth is portrayed as something that can be granted responsibly.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha invites Kaikeyī to state what she wants, offering material and economic abundance as possible gifts.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dāna (generosity): the king’s willingness to give—though the coming request will shift the issue from wealth to ethical obligation and truth.