Valmiki Ramayana 2.44.28 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 28

सुमित्रोपदेशः

Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya

Devanagari script

पुत्रस्ते वरदः क्षिप्रमयोध्यां पुनरागतः।पाणिभ्यां मृदुपीनाभ्यां चरणौ पीडयिष्यति।।।।

Transliteration

putras te varadaḥ kṣipram ayodhyāṃ punar āgataḥ | pāṇibhyāṃ mṛdu-pīnābhyāṃ caraṇau pīḍayiṣyati ||

Translation

నీ వరదాత కుమారుడు త్వరలోనే మళ్లీ అయోధ్యకు తిరిగి వస్తాడు; తన మృదువైన, పుష్టమైన చేతులతో నీ పాదాలను స్నేహంగా మర్దన చేస్తాడు।

Word by Word

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th), Singular

• varadaḥ: boon-giver
• varadaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: vara + da (boon + giver); Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying putraḥ

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

• ayodhyām: to Ayodhya
• ayodhyām: Karma (कर्म; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; goal of motion

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• āgataḥ: returned
• āgataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying putraḥ

• pāṇibhyām: with (his) two hands
• pāṇibhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Dual

• mṛdupīnābhyām: tender and plump
• mṛdupīnābhyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛdu-pīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Copulative compound: mṛdu + pīna (tender and plump); Instrumental, Dual, Masculine; qualifying pāṇibhyām

• caraṇau: (your) two feet
• caraṇau: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Dual

• pīḍayiṣyati: will press/massage
• pīḍayiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pīḍ (धातु) + ṇic
• Form: Luṭ (Future), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; causative stem (णिच्)

Context

Your son, bestower of boons, will soon return to Ayodhya and press your feet with his soft, tender hands.

Characters & Entities

• Sumitrā
• Kausalyā
• Rāma
• Ayodhyā

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as seva toward parents: bodily service and reverent care are not merely affection but a righteous duty that sustains social and familial order.

What is the narrative situation?

Sumitrā comforts Kausalyā by describing Rāma’s future return and his intimate act of respect and service to his mother.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sevā and tenderness—Rāma’s gentle service as an embodiment of righteous conduct.