Valmiki Ramayana 2.19.15: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 19, Shloka 15

एकोनविंशः सर्गः (Sarga 19): Rāma’s Unshaken Acceptance of Exile and Kaikeyī’s Urgency

Devanagari script

व्रीडान्वित स्स्वयं यच्च नृपस्त्वां नाभिभाषते।नैतत्किञ्चिन्नरश्रेष्ठ मन्युरेषोऽपनीयताम्।।2.19.15।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.19.15

Transliteration

vrīḍānvitaḥ svayaṃ yac ca nṛpas tvāṃ nābhibhāṣate |

na etat kiñcin naraśreṣṭha manyur eṣo 'panīyatām || 2.19.15 ||

Translation

โอ้ยอดบุรุษ เพราะพระราชาทรงละอายจึงมิได้ตรัสกับท่านด้วยพระองค์เอง; มิใช่อื่นใดเลย จงวางความขุ่นเคืองนี้เสียเถิด

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Word by Word

• व्रीडान्वितः: ashamed; filled with shame
• व्रीडान्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रीडा + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः व्रीडया अन्वितः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (personally)

• यत्: since
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: हेतुवाचक/सम्बन्धबोधक (since/that)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• अभिभाषते: speaks to; addresses
• अभिभाषते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: अनिश्चितार्थक-अव्यय (anything at all)

• नरश्रेष्ठ: O best of men
• नरश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः नराणां श्रेष्ठः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• मन्युः: anger; distress
• मन्युः: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अपनीयताम्: let it be removed/dispelled
• अपनीयताम्: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः ‘let it be removed’

Context

Out of shame the king is unable to speak to you. There is nothing other than this. O Rama, the best of men, dispel this distress (of mind).

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Rāma
• King Daśaratha (as 'nṛpa')

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds emotional restraint as a dharmic demand placed on Rāma—he is urged to suppress resentment and proceed, showing how dharma often requires mastery over personal grief.

What is the narrative situation?

Kaikeyī explains that Daśaratha is too ashamed to speak directly and tells Rāma to remove his agitation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

For Rāma: self-control; for Daśaratha (implied): remorse and shame.