Shloka 18

सीतावियोगे रामविलापः

Rāma’s Lament in Separation from Sītā

Devanagari script

अम्बा च मम कैकेयी सुमित्रा च त्वया विभो।।3.62.18।।कौसल्या च यथान्यायमभिवाद्या ममाऽज्ञया।रक्षणीया प्रयत्नेन भवता सूक्तकारिणा।।3.62.19।।

Transliteration

ambā ca mama kaikeyī sumitrā ca tvayā vibho | kausalyā ca yathā-nyāyam abhivādyā mamājñayā | rakṣaṇīyā prayatnena bhavatā sūkta-kāriṇā || 3.62.18-19 ||

Translation

และพระมารดาของข้าพเจ้า—ไกเกยี สุมนตรา และเกาสัลยา—ท่านผู้ทรงเดช จงถวายอภิวาทตามธรรมเนียมอันควร ด้วยบัญชาของข้าพเจ้า; และท่านผู้ปฏิบัติตามถ้อยคำอันดี จงคุ้มครองพระนางทั้งหลายด้วยความเพียรทุกประการ

Word by Word

अम्बाmother

चand

ममmy

कैकेयीKaikeyi

सुमित्राSumitra

चand

त्वयाby you

विभोO mighty one

कौसल्याKausalya

चand

यथा-न्यायम्duly

अभिवाद्याshould be saluted

ममmy

आज्ञयाby (my) command

रक्षणीयाshould be protected

प्रयत्नेनwith effort

भवताby you

सूक्तकारिणाby you, who act as instructed

Context

My mother Kaikeyi, Sumitra and Kausalya should also be offered due obeisance. You should protect them with great effort, carrying out my instructions.

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Lakṣmaṇa

Kaikeyī

Sumitrā

Kausalyā

FAQs

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

Respect and protection of elders is a binding duty: regardless of conflict or grief, one must honor mothers properly and ensure their safety—this is kula-dharma aligned with satya (upright conduct).

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma directs Lakṣmaṇa about proper conduct in Ayodhyā: offer respectful obeisance to the queens and protect them diligently.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and discipline—maintaining correct behavior toward elders even during crisis.