Shloka 19

Devanagari script

नूनं जात्यन्तरे कस्मिन् स्त्रियः पुत्रैर्वियोजिताः।जनन्या मम सौमित्रे तस्मादेतदुपस्थितम्।।।।

Transliteration

nūnaṁ jātyantare kasmin striyaḥ putrair viyojitāḥ |

jananyā mama saumitre tasmād etad upasthitam ||

Translation

సౌమిత్రీ! నిశ్చయంగా ఏదో పూర్వజన్మలో నా జనని స్త్రీలను వారి కుమారుల నుండి విడదీసి ఉండాలి; అందుకే ఈ విపత్తు ఆమెకు ఎదురైంది।

Word by Word

नूनम्certainly

जात्यन्तरेin another birth

कस्मिन्in which (some)

स्त्रियःwomen

पुत्रैःby/with sons

वियोजिताःseparated

जनन्याby (my) mother

ममmy

सौमित्रेO Saumitri (Lakshmana)

तस्मात्therefore

एतत्this (all this)

उपस्थितम्has befallen/has come about

Context

We will have to spend this first night without Sumantra and away from human habitation. (Yet) you need not worry.

Characters & Entities

Rama

Lakshmana

Kausalya

FAQs

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

Karmic causality framed as moral reflection: suffering is interpreted as arising from prior harm, encouraging humility and ethical restraint rather than blame.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama laments Kausalya’s pain at separation and interprets the misfortune through the lens of karma from a previous birth.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Empathy and introspection: Rama’s concern centers on his mother’s suffering and seeks moral meaning rather than resentment.