Valmiki Ramayana 2.13.26: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 26

अयोध्याकाण्डे त्रयोदशः सर्गः | Kaikeyi Presses the Boons; Dasaratha’s Lament and Collapse

Devanagari script

इतीव राज्ञो व्यथितस्य सा निशा जगाम घोरं श्वसतो मनस्विनः ।

विबोध्यमानः प्रतिबोधनं तदा निवारयामास स राजसत्तमः ॥२६॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.13.26

Transliteration

itīva rājño vyathitasya sā niśā jagāma ghoraṃ śvasato manasvinaḥ |

vibodhyamānaḥ pratibodhanaṃ tadā nivārayāmāsa sa rājasattamaḥ ||26||

Translation

ดังนี้ราตรีนั้นได้ล่วงไปสำหรับพระราชาผู้ทุกข์ระทมและมีพระทัยสูงส่ง น่าหวาดหวั่นด้วยลมหายใจหนักอึ้ง ครั้นเมื่อเหล่ากวีหลวงจะปลุก พระราชาผู้ประเสริฐนั้นก็ทรงห้ามการปลุกไว้

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Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-निपात (comparative particle)

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• व्यथितस्य: of the afflicted
• व्यथितस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यथित (कृदन्त; √व्यथ् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; राज्ञः विशेषण

• सा: that
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• निशा: night
• निशा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• जगाम: passed/went
• जगाम: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• घोरम्: dreadfully
• घोरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण; manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; (क्रियाविशेषणवत्) manner-accusative

• श्वसतः: of (him) breathing/heaving
• श्वसतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वसत् (कृदन्त; √श्वस् धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; मनस्विनः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• मनस्विनः: of the high-minded one
• मनस्विनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• विबोध्यमानः: being awakened
• विबोध्यमानः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृअन्वय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि√बुध् (धातु)
• Form: शानच् (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• प्रतिबोधनम्: the act of waking (him)
• प्रतिबोधनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिबोधन (प्रातिपदिक; from prati√budh)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Desha-kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• निवारयामास: prevented/stopped
• निवारयामास: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√वृ (धातु) (णिच् causative base: निवारय)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• राज-सत्तमः: best of kings
• राज-सत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('राज्ञां सत्तमः'); पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Context

The night passed off with the high-minded king lamenting this way and heaving deep sighs. When he got up, the eminent king stopped (the panegyrists) awakening him.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē trayōdaśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the thirteenth sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

Dharma here appears as the human cost of righteous obligation: the king’s inner turmoil shows how adherence to truth-bound commitments can bring intense suffering.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha spends a dreadful night in grief; in the morning he prevents the customary waking by court bards.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Manas (nobility of mind): even in anguish, the king’s conduct reflects dignity and restraint.