Shloka 15

दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions

Sarga 122

Devanagari script

कैकेय्यायानिचोक्तानिवाक्यानिवदतांवर ।तवप्रव्राजनार्थानिस्थितानिहृदयेमम ।।।।

Transliteration

kaikeyyā yāni cok tāni vākyāni vadatāṃ vara | tava pravrājanārthāni sthitāni hṛdaye mama ||

Translation

โอผู้เจรจาเลิศเลอ ถ้อยคำที่ไกเกยีเคยกล่าวไว้ เพื่อให้พระองค์ต้องไปเนรเทศนั้น ยังฝังแน่นอยู่ในดวงใจของข้าพเจ้า

Word by Word

• kaikeyyāyāḥ: of Kaikeyī
• kaikeyyāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaikeyī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ni: indeed / also (particle)
• ni: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ni (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphatic/connecting)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• uktāni: spoken
• uktāni: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), √वच; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of vākyāni

• vākyāni: words, utterances
• vākyāni: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• vadatām: of those who speak
• vadatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present participle used substantively); षष्ठी (Genitive) बहुवचन; 'of speakers'

• vara: O best one
• vara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pravrājana-arthāni: aimed at your banishment
• pravrājana-arthāni: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pravrājana (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रव्राजनस्य अर्थाः = for the purpose of exile); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of vākyāni

• sthitāni: remain, stand
• sthitāni: Kriya (क्रियासमान/स्थितिवाचक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), √स्था; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate adjective with vākyāni

• hṛdaye: in (my) heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Context

"Those utterances of Kaikeyi with a motive to send you on exile are still hurting my heart, O Best among speakers!"

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Kaikeyī

FAQs

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

Dharma highlights the moral power of speech: words can uphold truth or inflict lasting harm; accountability for speech is implicit.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha recalls Kaikeyī’s exile-demanding words, confessing their enduring pain even after Rāma’s success.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s forbearance (kṣamā) is implied—despite harmful words, he maintained dharma and completed his duty.