Valmiki Ramayana 2.44.27: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 27

सुमित्रोपदेशः

Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya

Devanagari script

अभिवादयमानं तं दृष्ट्वा ससुहृदं सुतम्।मुदाऽश्रृ मोक्ष्यसे क्षिप्रं मेघलेखेव वार्षिकी।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.44.27

Transliteration

abhivādayamānaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā sa-suhṛdaṃ sutam | mudā ’śru mokṣyase kṣipraṃ meghalekheva vārṣikī ||

Translation

நண்பர்களுடன் கூடிய உன் புதல்வன் உன்னை வணங்கி நின்றதைப் பார்த்தவுடன், நீ விரைவில் ஆனந்தக் கண்ணீரைச் சிந்துவாய்—மழைக்கால மேகச் சுருள் மழையைப் பொழிவதுபோல்.

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Word by Word

• abhivādayamānam: greeting / paying reverence
• abhivādayamānam: Karma (कर्म; participle qualifying object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-vad (धातु) + ṇic + śatṛ
• Form: Causative present active participle (णिच् + शतृ), Accusative, Singular, Masculine; qualifying sutam

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable

• sasuhṛdam: together with friends
• sasuhṛdam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-suhṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: sa + suhṛd (with friends); Accusative, Singular, Masculine; qualifying sutam

• sutam: (your) son
• sutam: Karma (कर्म/Object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; adverbial instrument

• aśru: tears
• aśru: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• mokṣyase: you will release / shed
• mokṣyase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (Future), Ātmanepada, 2nd person, Singular

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipram (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• meghalekhe: a cloud-streak
• meghalekhe: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: megha-lekhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: megha + lekhā (streak of cloud); Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; upamāna

• iva: like
• iva: Upamādyotaka (उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle

• vārṣikī: rainy-season (one)
• vārṣikī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vārṣikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying meghalekhe (rainy-season (cloud-streak))

Context

Like a flake of cloud in monsoon, you are going to shed tears of joy soon seeing your son along with his friends bowing to you in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Sumitrā
• Kausalyā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustained by hope and right expectation: the righteous path leads to auspicious outcomes, and reverence to parents is portrayed as a hallmark of dharmic life.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumitrā paints a reassuring future scene to lift Kausalyā’s grief—Rāma returning and honoring his mother.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Filial reverence (mātṛ-bhakti) and humility—Rāma’s respectful salutation to his mother.