Valmiki Ramayana 2.64.9: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 9

शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः

The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death

Addressed to ShravanaSetting: आश्रम-परिसर (implied)Places named: आश्रम (implied)

Devanagari script

यद्व्यलीकं कृतं पुत्र मात्रा ते यदि वा मया ।

न तन्मनसि कर्तव्यं त्वया तात तपस्विना ॥९॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.64.9

Transliteration

yad vyalīkaṃ kṛtaṃ putra mātrā te yadi vā mayā |

na tan manasi kartavyaṃ tvayā tāta tapasvinā ||9||

Translation

यद्व्यलीकं कृतं पुत्र मात्रा ते यदि वा मया। न तन्मनसि कर्तव्यं त्वया तात तपस्विना॥

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Word by Word

• yat: whatever
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; relative pronoun referring to 'vyalīkam'
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• vyalīkam: offence, displeasing act
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyalīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; object of 'kṛtam' (done)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• kṛtam: done
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; predicative: 'has been done'
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

• putra: O son
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)

• mātrā: by (your) mother
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular
• Role: Karaṇa/Agent (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)

• te: your
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive/Dative (षष्ठी/चतुर्थी), Singular; here possessive 'your' with 'mātrā'
• Role: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी सम्बन्ध)

• yadi: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (शर्त-अव्यय)
• Role: Śarta-dyotaka (शर्त-द्योतक)

• vā: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थ-निपात)
• Role: Vikalpa-dyotaka (विकल्प-द्योतक)

• mayā: by me
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental, Singular
• Role: Karaṇa/Agent (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Role: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)

• tat: that
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; refers to the offence
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• manasi: in the mind
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)

• kartavyam: to be done/kept (should be)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kartavya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Gerundive/obligatory participle (तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; with 'na' = 'should not be done/placed'
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

• tvayā: by you
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental, Singular; agent with gerundive
• Role: Karaṇa/Agent (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)

• tāta: O dear child
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)

• tapasvinā: (as) an ascetic
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; appositional to 'tvayā'
• Role: Karaṇa/Agent (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)

Sandhi Notes

• yadvyalīkaṃ = yat + vyalīkam
• tanmanasi = tat + manasi

Context

'O Child, O Son! if your mother or I have done anything disagreeable, do not take it to heart, for you are an ascetic.

The teaching

तपस्वी का धर्म है—क्षमा; माता-पिता से हुई अप्रिय बात को मन में न रखना।

Ethical theme

क्षमा/आचार-धर्म

For your practice

क्षमा-भावना, मनःशुद्धि, जप/ध्यान में वैर-त्याग की तैयारी।

Mood and themes

Rasa

Shanta (peace), with Karuna (compassion)

Mood

Forgiving, restrained, softly sorrowful

Themes

• Dharma
• Satya
• Forgiveness
• Self-control
• Itihasa
• Ethics

Symbolism

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Śravaṇa
• Śravaṇa’s mother
• Śravaṇa’s father

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as kṣamā (forbearance) and mental discipline: even if wronged, one should not nurture resentment, especially one committed to tapas (self-restraint).

What is the narrative situation?

In the Śravaṇa recollection, the father pre-emptively asks the son not to take any parental harshness to heart.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Forgiveness and steadiness of mind—an ascetic ideal applied within family life.