Valmiki Ramayana 2.19.32: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 19, Shloka 32

एकोनविंशः सर्गः (Sarga 19): Rāma’s Unshaken Acceptance of Exile and Kaikeyī’s Urgency

Devanagari script

न चास्य महतीं लक्ष्मीं राज्यनाशोऽपकर्षति।लोककान्तस्य कान्तत्वाच्छीतरश्मेरिव क्षपा।।2.19.32।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.19.32

Transliteration

na cāsya mahatīṃ lakṣmīṃ rājyanāśo 'pakarṣati |

lokakāntasya kāntatvāc chītaraśmer iva kṣapā || 2.19.32 ||

Translation

Hindi rin nabawasan ang dakilang ningning niya dahil sa pagkawala ng kaharian; sapagkat minamahal siya ng bayan, nanatili ang liwanag niya—gaya ng gabi na di makapagpapahina sa sinag ng malamig na sinag na buwan.

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Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्य: of him/his
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• महतीम्: great
• महतीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies लक्ष्मीम्)

• लक्ष्मीम्: splendour/fortune
• लक्ष्मीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• राज्यनाशः: loss of kingdom
• राज्यनाशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य+नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: राज्यस्य नाशः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपकर्षति: diminishes/draws away
• अपकर्षति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप+कृष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लोककान्तस्य: of the people's beloved
• लोककान्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक+कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: लोकस्य कान्तः); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• कान्तत्वात्: because of loveliness
• कान्तत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्तत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (ablative of cause)

• शीतरश्मेः: of the cool-rayed (moon)
• शीतरश्मेः: Upamāna-sambandha (उपमान-सम्बन्ध/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत+रश्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास: शीतः रश्मिः यस्य (i.e., moon); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upamā (उपमा/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (comparative particle)

• क्षपा: night
• क्षपा: Upamāna (उपमान/Compared entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Rama was the beloved of the people. Loss of kingdom did not diminish his splendour just like night cannot diminish the splendour of the cool-rayed Moon.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Moon (śītaraśmi/candra)
• kingdom (rājya)

FAQs

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

True worth is intrinsic and grounded in dharma: external loss (like kingship) cannot reduce the radiance of a virtuous person whose character is stable and beneficent.

What is the narrative situation?

After the reversal of Rama’s coronation, the narration emphasizes that his natural splendour and public belovedness remain unchanged.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral luminosity and steadfastness (tejas rooted in dharma), independent of political power.