Valmiki Ramayana 2.62.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 62, Shloka 5

अयोध्याकाण्डे द्विषष्टितमः सर्गः · Kausalyā consoles Daśaratha; grief, remorse, and nightfall

Devanagari script

अमनास्तेन शोकेन रामशोकेन च प्रभुः ।

द्वाभ्यामपि महाराज श्शोकाभ्यामन्वतप्यत ॥५॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.62.5

Transliteration

amanās tena śokena rāmaśokena ca prabhuḥ |

dvābhyām api mahārāja śokābhyām anvatapyata ||5||

Translation

ด้วยความโศกนั้นและความโศกเพราะพรากจากพระราม พระราชาผู้ทรงเดช—ข้าแต่มหาราช—ทรงใจแตกสลาย และถูกเผาผลาญด้วยความทุกข์ทั้งสองประการพร้อมกัน

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Word by Word

• अमनाः: broken-hearted, distressed
• अमनाः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्रभुः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तेन: by that
• तेन: करण (Karana/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शोकेन: by grief
• शोकेन: करण (Karana/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• राम-शोकेन: by grief for Rama
• राम-शोकेन: करण (Karana/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘रामस्य शोकः’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• प्रभुः: the lord (king)
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्वाभ्याम्: by two
• द्वाभ्याम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; ‘शोकाभ्याम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘महान् राजा’

• शोकाभ्याम्: by the two griefs
• शोकाभ्याम्: करण (Karana/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन

• अन्वतप्यत: was tormented, suffered
• अन्वतप्यत: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√तप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Context

The great king, the lord with a broken heart started regretting deeply about both the grievous acts he had committed previously (one is shooting at the son of a sage and the other, banishing Rama).

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma teaches that actions and their consequences accumulate; unresolved wrongdoing can intensify present suffering and cloud righteous decision-making.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha is simultaneously crushed by the memory of his past misdeed and by the present calamity of Rāma’s exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The verse emphasizes the seriousness of conscience: a king is not insulated from moral pain when dharma has been compromised.