Valmiki Ramayana 2.75.13 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 13

अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः

Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation

Devanagari script

क्षिप्रं मामपि कैकेयी प्रस्थापयितुमर्हति।हिरण्यनाभो यत्रास्ते सुतो मे सुमहायशाः।।।।

Transliteration

kṣipraṃ mām api kaikeyī prasthāpayitum arhati |

hiraṇyanābho yatrāste suto me sumahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

ไกเกยีควรส่งข้าพเจ้าไปเสียโดยพลันเช่นกัน—ไปยังที่ใดก็ตามที่โอรสของข้าพเจ้า พระรามผู้มีเกียรติยศยิ่ง ผู้มีนาภีดุจทองคำ บัดนี้พำนักอยู่

Word by Word

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् अव्यय (adverbial usage)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• api: also
• api: Prayojaka-nipāta (निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• kaikeyī: Kaikeyi
• kaikeyī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaikeyī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prasthāpayitum: to send away
• prasthāpayitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत्; ‘to send forth’

• arhati: ought/is fit
• arhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• hiraṇya-nābhaḥ: Hiraṇyanābha (golden-naveled)
• hiraṇya-nābhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇya+nābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (proper epithet/name)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• āste: stays/sits
• āste: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ās (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• su-mahā-yaśāḥ: very illustrious
• su-mahā-yaśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su+mahā+yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (very great in fame)

Context

Kaikeyi should send me also without any delay to that place where my illustriousRama with golden navel dwells.

Characters & Entities

• Kauśalyā
• Kaikeyī
• Rāma (Hiraṇyanābha)

FAQs

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

Dharma is loyalty to the righteous: Kauśalyā prefers sharing Rāma’s hardship over remaining amid injustice, affirming solidarity with satya and dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Kauśalyā, overwhelmed by separation, declares she too should be exiled to wherever Rāma is living.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Maternal devotion and steadfast attachment to dharmic conduct, valuing virtue over comfort or status.