Valmiki Ramayana 2.22.22 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 22, Shloka 22

अभिषेक-निवृत्ति-उपदेशः

Withdrawal of the Coronation: Rama’s Counsel to Lakshmana

Devanagari script

सुखदुःखे भयक्रोधौ लाभालाभौ भवाभवौ।यच्च किञ्चित्तथाभूतं ननु दैवस्य कर्म तत्।।।।

Transliteration

sukha-duḥkhe bhaya-krodhau lābhālābhau bhavābhavau |

yac ca kiñcit tathābhūtaṁ nanu daivasya karma tat ||

Translation

இன்பம்-துன்பம், அச்சம்-கோபம், லாபம்-நஷ்டம், பிறப்பு-இறப்பு—இவ்வாறு எது நிகழ்ந்தாலும், அது நிச்சயமாக விதியின் செயலே.

Word by Word

• सुखदुःखे: happiness and sorrow
• सुखदुःखे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• भयक्रोधौ: fear and anger
• भयक्रोधौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• लाभालाभौ: gain and loss
• लाभालाभौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाभ + अलाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• भवाभवौ: existence and non-existence
• भवाभवौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव + अभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• किञ्चित्: anything at all
• किञ्चित्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिर्दिष्ट (anything)

• तथाभूतम्: such as it has become; occurring thus
• तथाभूतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• ननु: surely
• ननु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ननु (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable expressing surely/indeed)

• दैवस्य: of fate
• दैवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कर्म: act; doing
• कर्म: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Predicative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

Happiness or misery, fear or anger, gain or loss, birth or death, and all such things are surely the acts of destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Daiva (destiny)

FAQs

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

Dharma is to remain truthful and steady amid life’s opposites, recognizing their instability and not letting them drive unrighteous action.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama broadens the discussion from the immediate political crisis to the universal pattern of reversals experienced by all beings.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Equanimity (samatā): Rama frames emotions and outcomes as transient, guiding Lakshmana toward balanced conduct.