Valmiki Ramayana 2.59.18: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 18

एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः

Devanagari script

नामित्राणां न मित्राणामुदासीनजनस्य च।अहमार्ततया किञ्चिद्विशेषमुपलक्षये।।2.59.18।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.59.18

Transliteration

na amitrāṇāṃ na mitrāṇām udāsīna-janasya ca |

aham ārtatayā kiṃcid viśeṣam upalakṣaye ||2.59.18||

Translation

Nessa agonia, não pude perceber a menor diferença: entre inimigos, entre amigos e até entre os indiferentes, a aflição parecia a mesma.

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Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle/निषेध-अव्यय)

• amitrāṇām: of enemies / of non-friends
• amitrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• na: nor / not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle/निषेध-अव्यय)

• mitrāṇām: of friends
• mitrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• udāsīna-janasya: of indifferent people
• udāsīna-janasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udāsīna (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'indifferent people'); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction/समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषार्थे; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ārtatayā: due to anguish / in distress
• ārtatayā: Hetu (हेतुः/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārtatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); हेतौ/भावे (by reason of agony)

• kiñcit: a little
• kiñcit: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्/Qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiñcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-नपुंसक)
• Form: परिमाण/अल्पार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'a little')

• viśeṣam: difference
• viśeṣam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• upalakṣaye: I perceive / I notice
• upalakṣaye: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa+lakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; अर्थे: 'I perceive/notice'

Context

O maharaja, Ayodhya is filled with cheerless people with deep sighs, agonised voices and pale faces depressed and distressed due to Rama's exile. (Even) elephants and horses look spiritless. For me it (the city) resembles (dejected) Kausalya deprived of her son.

Characters & Entities

• people of Ayodhya (friends, enemies, indifferent)

FAQs

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

Dharma’s social power: righteousness can unify society beyond factional lines; grief becomes universal when a truly dharmic figure is wronged or removed.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumantra reports that all groups in the city reacted with the same sorrow at Rama’s absence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s impartial benevolence (sarva-hita): even those not aligned with him are moved, implying his universally recognized goodness.