Valmiki Ramayana 2.58.27: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 58, Shloka 27

अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 58)

Daśaratha Questions Sumantra; Messages from the Forest Threshold

Devanagari script

राज्ञा तु खलु कैकेय्या लघुत्वाश्रित्य शासनम्।कृतं कार्यमकार्यं वा वयं येनाभिपीडिताः।।2.58.27।।

Transliteration

athavā pi mahābāhur gato dūraṃ bhaviṣyati |

mām eva ratham āropya śīghraṃ rāmāya darśaya ||

Translation

లేదా ఆ మహాబాహుడు చాలా దూరం వెళ్లి ఉండవచ్చు. అప్పుడు నన్ను వెంటనే రథంలో ఎక్కించి త్వరగా రాముని దర్శనం చేయించు.

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Word by Word

• rājñā: by the king
• rājñā: Karta (कर्ता/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• khalu: surely
• khalu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khalu (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/स्मरणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: surely/indeed)

• kaikeyyā: by Kaikeyi
• kaikeyyā: Sahakārī (सहकारी/Co-agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaikeyī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• laghutvam: pettiness / frivolity
• laghutvam: Karma (कर्म/Object of āśritya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laghutva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āśritya: having resorted to
• āśritya: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकालः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā+śri (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभावकृदन्त (gerund); अर्थे: 'having resorted to/taking refuge in'

• śāsanam: command / decree
• śāsanam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtam: was done / issued
• kṛtam: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kāryam: proper (act)
• kāryam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्/Alternative predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• akāryam: improper (act)
• akāryam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्/Alternative predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a+kārya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of abhipīḍitāḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karaṇa (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• abhipīḍitāḥ: have been oppressed / made to suffer
• abhipīḍitāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi+pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Context

Otherwise if (you think) the mighty-armed (Rama) has gone too far then quickly put me in the chariot, and show me Rama (Carry me to him).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• chariot (ratha)
• Sumantra

FAQs

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

It reveals the tension between personal attachment and duty: a king-father longs to undo separation, yet the larger dharmic framework (oaths and rightful exile) remains binding.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha urges Sumantra to take him swiftly by chariot so he can see Rāma, fearing Rāma has already gone far.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Daśaratha’s intense parental affection (vātsalya), expressed as urgency—human emotion placed against the backdrop of dharma and consequence.