Valmiki Ramayana 2.44.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 19

सुमित्रोपदेशः

Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya

Devanagari script

दुःखजं विसृजन्त्यस्रं निष्क्रामन्तमुदीक्ष्य यम्।अयोध्यायां जनास्सर्वे शोकवेगसमाहताः।2.44.18।।कुशचीरधरं देवं गच्छन्तमपराजितम्।सीतेवानुगता लक्ष्मी स्तस्य किं नाम दुर्लभम्।।2.44.19।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.44.19

Transliteration

duḥkhajaṃ visṛjanty asraṃ niṣkrāmantam udīkṣya yam | ayodhyāyāṃ janāḥ sarve śokavega-samāhatāḥ | 2.44.18 || kuśa-cīra-dharaṃ devaṃ gacchantam aparājitam | sīteva anugatā lakṣmī tasya kiṃ nāma durlabham || 2.44.19 ||

Translation

Увидев, как он уходит, все жители Айодхьи, сокрушённые напором скорби, пролили слёзы, рождённые страданием. И всё же он шёл — божественный и непобедимый, в одежде из травы куша и древесной коры; а Удача следовала за ним, словно сама Сита. Что же могло быть для него недостижимым?

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Word by Word

• निवृत्तवनवासम्: returned from forest-exile
• निवृत्तवनवासम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-वृत् (धातु) + वन + वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-समास: निवृत्तः (क्त) + वनवासः; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः: वनवासात् निवृत्तम्

• तम्: him (Rama)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्रष्टासि: you will see
• द्रष्टासि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आगतम्: returned/come back
• आगतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जहि: give up/abandon
• जहि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थः: त्यज (give up)

• शोकम्: grief
• शोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• मोहम्: delusion
• मोहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• देवि: O Devi
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truth/truly
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (adverbial accusative): 'truly'

• ब्रवीमि: I say/tell
• ब्रवीमि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप; अत्र चतुर्थी (to you) प्रायः

Context

When the people of Ayodhya saw the godlike 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.