Valmiki Ramayana 2.18.11: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 18, Shloka 11

अष्टादशः सर्गः

Kaikeyī Discloses the Boons: Exile to Daṇḍaka and Bharata’s Consecration

Devanagari script

कच्चिन्मया नापराद्धमज्ञानाद्येन मे पिता।कुपितस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व त्वं चैवैनं प्रसादय।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.18.11

Transliteration

kaccin mayā nāparāddham ajñānād yena me pitā | kupitas tan mamācakṣva tvaṃ caivainaṃ prasādaya ||

Translation

कच्चिन्मया अज्ञानात् किमपि अपराधं कृतं येन मे पिता कुपितः? तत् ममाचक्ष्व; त्वमेव च एनं प्रसादय।।

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Word by Word

• कच्चित्: is it possible?/I hope not
• कच्चित्: Sambandha (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle: I hope/Is it?)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता; in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (कर्ता/करण), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अपराद्धम्: an offence (has been committed)
• अपराद्धम्: Karma (कर्म; implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √राध्/राध्? here √राध् with अप- prefix in sense 'offend', past passive participle)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक-प्रयोगः (offence committed)

• अज्ञानात्: out of ignorance
• अज्ञानात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (because of ignorance)

• येन: by which (reason)
• येन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (by which/for which reason)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (enclitic)

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• कुपितः: angry
• कुपितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित (प्रातिपदिक; √कुप् से क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पिता इति विशेषणम्

• तत्: that (fact)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; (तत् = 'that matter')

• मम: to me/of me
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• आचक्ष्व: tell
• आचक्ष्व: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-आदेश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रसादय: propitiate/please
• प्रसादय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√सद् (धातु; causative sense in usage)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-अर्थः (to make pleased)

Context

Have I committed any offence unknowingly? Please tell me why my father is angry with me. You alone can pacify him.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Kaikeyī
• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

Rāma practices accountability: before blaming others, he examines whether he has violated duty, and seeks reconciliation with his father.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing Daśaratha upset, Rāma asks Kaikeyī if he has unknowingly done anything that caused the king’s anger, and requests her help in calming him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Anukampā and vinaya: concern for the father’s well-being and humble readiness to correct oneself.