Valmiki Ramayana 2.25.44 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 44

कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्

Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama

Devanagari script

मङ्गलैरुपसपन्नो वनवासादिहागतः।वध्वा मम च नित्यं त्वं कामान्संवर्ध याहि भोः।।2.25.44।।

Transliteration

maṅgalair upasampanno vanavāsād ihāgataḥ |

vadhvā mama ca nityaṃ tvaṃ kāmān saṃvardha yāhi bhoḥ ||2.25.44||

Translation

โอ้พระราม เมื่อพระองค์กลับมาจากการอยู่ป่า มาถึงที่นี่พร้อมด้วยมงคลลักษณะอันงดงามแล้ว ก็จงดำรง—เนืองนิตย์—การสนองความปรารถนาของข้า และของพระชายา (บุตรสะใภ้ของข้า) ด้วยเถิด

Word by Word

• maṅgalaiḥ: with auspicious things/omens
• maṅgalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā (तृतीया/instrumental) Bahuvacana

• upasampannaḥ: endowed
• upasampannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pad (धातु) + upa-sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Kta participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; qualifies tvam (Rama): 'endowed/possessed'

• vana-vāsāt: from forest-exile
• vana-vāsāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī Ekavacana

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place

• āgataḥ: having come/returned
• āgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (धातु) + ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Kta participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; predicative with tvam

• vadhvāḥ: of (your) wife/daughter-in-law
• vadhvāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

• mama: of me/for me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक used adverbially)
• Form: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (adverbial accusative): 'always'

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Prathamā Ekavacana

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā Bahuvacana

• saṃvardha: increase/fulfil
• saṃvardha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛdh (धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष) Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• yāhi: go
• yāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ imperative, Madhyama-puruṣa Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• bhoḥ: O!
• bhoḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhoḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Sambodhana-particle (vocative interjection)

Context

O Rama!, credited with auspicious events on return from the forest, fulfil my desires and those of my daughter-in-law (Sita).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā (implied by vadhū/daughter-in-law)

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds duty within family order: the expectation that Rāma, once he returns, should continue sustaining legitimate obligations and relationships—an appeal to maryādā (social-ethical propriety) and responsible conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Kaikeyī speaks to Rāma at the moment of his departure for forest-exile, giving a parting statement that looks ahead to his eventual return.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s reliability in upholding duties—steadfastness in meeting rightful expectations even after hardship.