Valmiki Ramayana 2.63.10: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 10

दशरथस्य शोकानुचिन्तनं शब्धवेधि-दोषस्मरणं च

Daśaratha’s grief, karmic reflection, and the remembered ‘śabdavedhī’ misdeed

Devanagari script

सोऽहमाम्रवणं छित्वा पलाशांश्च न्यषेचयम्।रामं फलागमे त्यक्त्वा पश्चाच्छोचामि दुर्मतिः।।2.63.10।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.63.10

Transliteration

so ’ham āmravaṇaṃ chitvā palāśāṃś ca nyaṣecayam |

rāmaṃ phalāgame tyaktvā paścāc chocāmi durmatiḥ ||

Translation

Я — словно тот, кто вырубает манговую рощу и поливает деревья палаша, — по глупости отверг Раму в самую пору плодоношения и теперь скорблю постфактум.

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Word by Word

• सः: that (person)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तमपुरुषार्थे; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आम्रवणम्: mango-grove
• आम्रवणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्र-वण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• छित्वा: having cut
• छित्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• पलाशान्: palāśa trees
• पलाशान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• न्यषेचयम्: I watered
• न्यषेचयम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-सेच्/सिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; ‘I watered’

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• फलागमे: at the time of fruiting
• फलागमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल-आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शोचामि: I grieve
• शोचामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दुर्मतिः: (I) the foolish one
• दुर्मतिः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्-मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दुष्टा मतिः यस्य/दुर्मतिः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आत्मवाचक-विशेषणार्थे

Context

So I have cut the mango trees and watered palasa trees. In utter foolishness, I have banished Rama at the time of fruition and regretting later.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kausalyā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is framed as discernment (viveka): protecting what is truly valuable (Rāma) rather than sacrificing it due to error, pressure, or delusion—actions bring inevitable remorse.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha laments Rāma’s exile using a metaphor of misdirected cultivation, admitting that he rejected what would have brought lasting good.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Truthfulness in self-assessment: Daśaratha openly calls himself durmati (foolish), acknowledging fault rather than justifying it.