Valmiki Ramayana 2.58.29: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 58, Shloka 29

अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 58)

Daśaratha Questions Sumantra; Messages from the Forest Threshold

Devanagari script

इदं तावद्यथाकाममीश्वरस्य कृते कृतम्।रामस्य तु परित्यागे न हेतु मुपलक्षये।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.58.29

Transliteration

idaṃ tāvad yathākāmam īśvarasya kṛte kṛtam | rāmasya tu parityāge na hetum upalakṣaye ||

Translation

เรื่องนี้ดูประหนึ่งทำไปตามอำเภอใจ—ถึงกับอ้างว่าเป็นหน้าที่ต่อพระอิศวร; แต่สำหรับการทอดทิ้งพระรามนั้น ข้าพเจ้าไม่เห็นเหตุอันชอบธรรมเลยแม้แต่น้อย

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Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tāvat: so far/for now
• tāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधारण-अव्यय (so much/for the present)

• yathākāmam: as desired
• yathākāmam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): 'according to desire/at will'

• īśvarasya: of the Lord
• īśvarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• kṛte: for the sake of
• kṛte: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृते (सप्तमी-एकवचन) इति निमित्ते/अर्थे अव्ययीभूतः प्रयोगः; अर्थः 'for the sake of/because of'

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'has been done'

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

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय

• parityāge: in the abandonment
• parityāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parityāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

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

• hetum: reason
• hetum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• upalakṣaye: I perceive/see
• upalakṣaye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa+lakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

Context

'Or he might have thought he is the overlord and can do as he likes. (Or, he might have done this for fear of God) Otherwise, I do not see any reason for the abandonment of Rama'.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma
• Īśvara (the Lord/God)

FAQs

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

True dharma requires rational moral grounds; invoking God or authority cannot sanctify an unjust act.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa continues his protest, rejecting any justification for Rāma’s abandonment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Integrity in moral reasoning—Lakṣmaṇa refuses to accept pious rhetoric as a substitute for justice.