Valmiki Ramayana 2.59.26: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 26

एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः

Devanagari script

यद्यद्यापि ममैवाज्ञा निवर्तयतु राघवम्।न शक्ष्यामि विना रामं मुहूर्तमपि जीवितुम्।।2.59.26।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.59.26

Transliteration

yady adyāpi mamaivājñā nivartayatu rāghavam | na śakṣyāmi vinā rāmaṃ muhūrtam api jīvitum || 2.59.26 ||

Translation

ఇప్పటికీ నా ఆజ్ఞ రాఘవుని తిరిగి రప్పించగలిగితే అలా జరగనీ; ఎందుకంటే రాముడు లేక నేను క్షణమాత్రమూ జీవించలేను॥2.59.26॥

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Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• adyāpi: even now
• adyāpi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययसमूह (even now)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ājñā: command
• ājñā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• nivartayatu: let (it) bring back
• nivartayatu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni+vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative): 'let it cause to return'

• rāghavam: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• śakṣyāmi: I will be able
• śakṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śak (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• vinā: without
• vinā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/Exclusion marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: 'without')

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म/Object with vinā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• muhūrtam: a moment
• muhūrtam: Kāla (कालः/Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कालपरिमाण (duration)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (particle: even)

• jīvitum: to live
• jīvitum: Karma (कर्म/Complement of śakṣyāmi)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); अर्थे: 'to live'

Context

If my command prevails today, Rama may be brought back. Without Rama I cannot live for a moment even.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Sumantra
• Rāma (Rāghava)

FAQs

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

It points to the limits of worldly authority: even a king’s command may fail against prior vows and dharmic commitments, underscoring that dharma can supersede personal will.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha laments that if his order still had force, it should recall Rāma; he confesses he cannot survive separated from him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadfastness to duty (implied)—his return is not simply a matter of royal command, reflecting integrity to dharma.