Valmiki Ramayana 2.22.21: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 22, Shloka 21

अभिषेक-निवृत्ति-उपदेशः

Withdrawal of the Coronation: Rama’s Counsel to Lakshmana

Devanagari script

कश्चिद्दैवेन सौमित्रे योद्धुमुत्सहते पुमान्।यस्य न ग्रहणं किञ्चित्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र दृश्यते।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.22.21

Transliteration

kaścid daivena saumitre yoddhum utsahate pumān |

yasya na grahaṇaṁ kiñcit karmaṇo 'nyatra dṛśyate ||

Translation

О Саумитри, какой человек впрямь осмелится сражаться с судьбой, чья хватка не видна прямо, но познаётся лишь по ходу и исходу событий — и нигде иначе?

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Word by Word

• कश्चित्: some (one)
• कश्चित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-विशेषणार्थे (indefinite)

• दैवेन: by fate
• दैवेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सौमित्रे: O Saumitri (Lakshmana)
• सौमित्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमित्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• योद्धुम्: to fight
• योद्धुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अर्थः—कर्तुम् (to do)

• उत्सहते: attempts
• उत्सहते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of whom/whose)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ग्रहणम्: grasping; control
• ग्रहणम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; अल्पार्थे (anything)

• कर्मणः: of action; of (one's) course of action
• कर्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/स्थान-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

Context

O Lakshmana! which mortal has the power to fight with destiny the grip of which can be comprehended by following its course only through its effect and nowhere else.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana (Saumitri)
• Daiva (destiny)

FAQs

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

Dharma is humility before forces beyond immediate control, replacing impulsive vengeance with acceptance and right action within one’s duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama counsels Lakshmana not to lash out, arguing that destiny’s workings are not directly graspable and cannot be fought like a visible enemy.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s philosophical steadiness—he guides action through discernment rather than reactive anger.