Valmiki Ramayana 2.61.28 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 61, Shloka 28

कौसल्याविलापः

Kausalya’s Lament and Ethical Analogies on Kingship

Devanagari script

न हि मेऽस्ति त्वया कार्यं वनं रामो गतोऽश्रयत् । न चाहं गन्तुमिच्छामि हतास्मि सर्वथा त्वया ॥

Transliteration

na hi me'sti tvayā kāryaṃ vanaṃ rāmo gato'śrayat | na cāhaṃ gantumicchāmi hatāsmi sarvathā tvayā ||

Translation

De fato, já não tenho nada a tratar contigo. Rāma tomou refúgio na floresta, e eu não desejo ir para lá. Por ti fui arruinada de todas as maneiras.

Word by Word

• यदि: If
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (Avyaya)
• Form: Conditional Particle

• पञ्चदशे: In the fifteenth
• पञ्चदशे: Adhikarana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदशन् (Subanta)
• Form: Locative Singular Masculine/Neuter (Ordinal Number)

• वर्षे: Year
• वर्षे: Adhikarana (Locus of Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (Subanta)
• Form: Locative Singular Neuter

• राघवः: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवः: Kartri (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (Subanta)
• Form: Nominative Singular Masculine

• पुनः: Again/Back
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनर् (Avyaya)
• Form: Adverb

• एष्यति: Will go/return
• एष्यति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (Tinganta)
• Form: Lrt Lakara (Future), Parasmaipada, Prathama Purusha, Ekavachana

• जह्यात्: Would abandon/give up
• जह्यात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (Tinganta)
• Form: Vidhilin Lakara (Potential), Parasmaipada, Prathama Purusha, Ekavachana

• राज्यम्: Kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (Subanta)
• Form: Accusative Singular Neuter

• च: And
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (Avyaya)
• Form: Conjunction

• कोशम्: Treasury
• कोशम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (Subanta)
• Form: Accusative Singular Masculine

• च: And
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (Avyaya)
• Form: Conjunction

• भरतः: Bharata
• भरतः: Kartri (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (Subanta)
• Form: Nominative Singular Masculine

• न: Not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (Avyaya)
• Form: Negative Particle

• उत्सहिष्यते: Will be enthusiastic/able
• उत्सहिष्यते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + सह् (Tinganta)
• Form: Lrt Lakara (Future), Atmanepada, Prathama Purusha, Ekavachana

Context

You are non-existent for my purpose. Rama has taken refuge in the forest and I do not like to go there. You have destroyed me in all possible ways.

Characters & Entities

• Kausalya
• Dasharatha
• Rama
• Vana

FAQs

Why does Kausalya declare she has no purpose with Dasharatha?

Overwhelmed by the grief of Rama's exile, Kausalya feels betrayed by Dasharatha's decision to uphold his boon to Kaikeyi over the welfare of their son, leading her to feel emotionally severed from her husband.

What aspect of Dharma is highlighted in this conflict?

This verse highlights the conflict between 'Raja Dharma' (king's duty to keep his word) and the familial duty towards a son and wife, resulting in immense personal suffering and the breakdown of family relationships.