Valmiki Ramayana 2.36.30: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 36, Shloka 30

अयोध्याकाण्डे षट्त्रिंशः सर्गः · Daśaratha’s orders for Rama’s escort; Kaikeyi’s fear; the Asamañjasa precedent

Addressed to KaikeyiSetting: Ayodhyā palace (inner apartments)

Devanagari script

तदलं देवि रामस्य श्रिया विहतया त्वया ।

लोकतोऽपि हि ते रक्ष्यः परिवादः शुभानने ॥३०॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.36.30

Transliteration

tad alaṃ devi rāmasya śriyā vihatayā tvayā |

lokato 'pi hi te rakṣyaḥ parivādaḥ śubhānane ||30||

Translation

พอเถิด พระเทวี การขัดขวางศรี—ความรุ่งเรือง—ของพระรามนั้นก็พอแล้ว โอ้ผู้มีพักตร์งาม ท่านพึงคุ้มครองตนจากคำติฉินและนินทาของโลกด้วย

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Word by Word

• tad: therefore/that
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्योपक्रमे ‘therefore/that being so’ अर्थे
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse)

• alam: enough
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: पर्याप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (enough; stop)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)

• devi: O queen
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (देवी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)

• rāmasya: of Rama
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (राम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)

• śriyā: by/with prosperity
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (श्री प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)

• vihatayā: ruined/destroyed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-hata (विहत प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि-विशेषण (ruined) qualifying ‘śriyā’
• Role: Karana (करण)

• tvayā: by you
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)

• lokataḥ: from/among the world (people)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (लोक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन; ‘from the world/among people’
• Role: Apadana (अपादान)

• api: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)

• hi: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (indeed)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)

• te: for you/your
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) ‘for you’
• Role: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)

• rakṣyaḥ: should be protected
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakṣya (रक्ष्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भविष्यत्कर्मणि-कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be protected/should be guarded’
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)

• parivādaḥ: censure/slander
• Type: Noun
• Root: parivāda (परिवाद प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• śubhānane: O fair-faced one
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha-ānana (शुभानन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (śubha + ānana)
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Compound: Karmadharaya

Sandhi Notes

• lokato'pi = lokataḥ + api (visarga to ')
• śubhānane is a karmadhāraya compound

Context

O Devi, there is no use obstructing Rama's prosperity. O one with an auspicious countenance, save yourself from the censure of the world.

The teaching

Adharma harms not only the victim+cs prosperity but also the doer+cs standing; rulers must fear loka-nindā as a mirror of dharma.

Duties in tension

• Kaikeyī+cs personal desire/boon vs duty to uphold rightful succession
• Queenly duty to protect dynasty+cs śrī vs causing public scandal

Ethical theme

Rājadharma / social accountability

How it resolves

Appeal to prudence and loka-maryādā (reputation-based restraint)

For your practice

Practice of speech and action aligned with dharma to avoid harm and blame; reflection on consequences beyond self.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Karuna (compassion), with Raudra (fury)

Mood

Urgent, reproachful, cautionary

Themes

• Dharma
• Ethics
• Reputation
• Satya
• Social accountability

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma includes accountability before society: wrongful acts invite rightful public censure, so one should restrain harmful actions and uphold fairness.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker urges Kaikeyī to stop obstructing Rāma and warns that her actions will bring lasting public reproach.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Concern for moral reputation tied to righteous conduct—recognizing that adharma harms both victim and perpetrator.