Valmiki Ramayana 2.44.26: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 26

सुमित्रोपदेशः

Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya

Devanagari script

नार्हा त्वं शोचितुं देवि यस्यास्ते राघवस्सुतः।न हि रामात्परो लोके विद्यते सत्पथे स्थितः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.44.26

Transliteration

nārhā tvaṃ śocituṃ devi yasyās te rāghavas sutaḥ | na hi rāmāt paro loke vidyate satpathe sthitaḥ ||

Translation

Não te convém lamentar, ó rainha, pois teu filho é Rāma, descendente dos Raghu. Neste mundo não há ninguém superior a Rāma, firme no caminho do dharma.

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Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Niṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• arhā: fit / worthy
• arhā: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधानविशेषण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate adjective with tvam

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

• śocitum: to grieve
• śocitum: Karma (कर्म; infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śuc (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), indeclinable verbal (अव्ययकृदन्त)

• devi: O queen
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• yasyāḥ: whose
• yasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; relative pronoun

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

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; appositional genitive sense with sutaḥ (i.e., 'Rāghava as son')

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; subject of implied 'asti' in relative clause

• na: not
• na: Niṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• hi: indeed
• hi: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• rāmāt: than Rama
• rāmāt: Apādāna (अपादान; comparison base)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th), Singular; standard of comparison

• paraḥ: superior
• paraḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective with vidyate

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• vidyate: is found
• vidyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular; existential 'is found'

• satpathe: on the good path
• satpathe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat-patha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: sat + patha (good + path); Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• sthitaḥ: abiding / established
• sthitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √sthā/स्था)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying (paraḥ) / implied 'one who is'

Context

O Kausalya, with a son like Rama, you should not grieve. There is none in this world superior to Rama who stands steady in the path of virtue.

Characters & Entities

• Sumitrā
• Kausalyā
• Rāma
• Raghu (dynastic epithet: Rāghava)

FAQs

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

Dharma is presented as steadfast adherence to the ‘satpatha’ (right path). Grief is countered by remembering the moral excellence of the righteous person and the value of virtue itself.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumitrā reassures Kausalyā that Rāma’s exile is not a cause for despair because his character is supremely virtuous and unwavering.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s integrity—firmness in righteousness and moral superiority grounded in conduct, not power.