Valmiki Ramayana 2.44.18-19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shlokas 18-19

सुमित्रोपदेशः · Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya

Devanagari script

दुःखजं विसृजन्त्यस्रं निष्क्रामन्तमुदीक्ष्य यम् ।

अयोध्यायां जनास्सर्वे शोकवेगसमाहताः ॥१८॥

कुशचीरधरं देवं गच्छन्तमपराजितम् ।

सीतेवानुगता लक्ष्मी स्तस्य किं नाम दुर्लभम् ॥१९॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.44.18-19

Transliteration

duḥkhajaṃ visṛjantyasraṃ niṣkrāmantamudīkṣya yam |

ayodhyāyāṃ janāssarve śokavegasamāhatāḥ ||18||

kuśacīradharaṃ devaṃ gacchantamaparājitam |

sītevānugatā lakṣmī stasya kiṃ nāma durlabham ||19||

Translation

Widząc go odchodzącego, wszyscy mieszkańcy Ajodhji, przytłoczeni falą żalu, wylewali łzy narodzone ze smutku. On jednak szedł dalej, boski i niezwyciężony, odziany w trawę kuśa i korę drzewną; a Fortuna podążała za nim, jakby była Sitą. Cóż bowiem mogłoby być dla niego nieosiągalne?

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Word by Word

• धनुर्ग्रहवरः: best at wielding the bow
• धनुर्ग्रहवरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् + ग्रह + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: धनुर्ग्रह (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: धनुषः ग्रहः) + वर (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः): धनुर्ग्रहे वरः (best in bow-handling)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• बाणखड्गास्त्रभृत्: bearer of arrows, sword, and weapons
• बाणखड्गास्त्रभृत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण + खड्ग + अस्त्र + भृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः: बाण-खड्ग-अस्त्राणि भर्ता (bearer of arrows, sword, weapons)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मार्थक (reflexive adverb)

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्रजति: goes
• व्रजति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• अग्रे: in front
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (adverbial locative): 'in front'

• तस्य: for him/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्न-सर्वनाम

• नाम: indeed/at all
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्न-निपात

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

When the people of Ayodhya saw the god-like Rama departing, clad in robes of kusha and bark, they were moved to tears of grief. What is impossible for him who is unconquerable and whom Sita, like the goddess of fortune, follows.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ayodhya
• Sita
• Lakshmi (Fortune)

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as a power that carries its own auspicious support: even exile cannot strip a righteous person of moral ‘fortune’ and inner victory.

What is the narrative situation?

A repeated/variant presentation of the scene of Rama’s departure and the citizens’ grief, used to reinforce reassurance to Kausalya.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unconquerable resolve grounded in righteousness—Rama’s spiritual and ethical strength is treated as undefeatable.