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Valmiki Ramayana 2.10.27: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 27

क्रोधागारप्रवेशः — Entry into the Chamber of Wrath

Kaikeyī’s Protest

परिमृश्य च पाणिभ्यामभिसन्त्रस्तचेतनः।कामी कमलपत्राक्षीमुवाच वनितामिदम्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.10.27

parimṛśya ca pāṇibhyām abhisantrastacetanaḥ | kāmī kamalapatrākṣīm uvāca vanitām idam ||

دل میں خوف لیے مگر خواہش کے زیرِ اثر، اُس نے دونوں ہاتھوں سے اپنی کنول نینوں والی رانی کو نرمی سے سہلایا اور اس سے یہ کلمات کہے۔

परिमृश्यhaving caressed
परिमृश्य:
पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-मृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव-रूप (gerund/absolutive); having caressed
and
:
सम्बन्ध/अव्यय (conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय; conjunction
पाणिभ्याम्with (his) two hands
पाणिभ्याम्:
करण (Karaṇa)
TypeNoun
Rootपाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Dual
अभिसन्त्रस्तचेतनःwhose mind was greatly terrified
अभिसन्त्रस्तचेतनः:
विशेषण (to subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि-सम्-त्रस् (धातु) > अभिसन्त्रस्त (कृदन्त) + चेतन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय-सन्निकर्षे: 'सन्त्रस्तं चेतनं यस्य'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'कामी')
कामीthe passionate man
कामी:
कर्ता (Karta)
TypeNoun
Rootकामिन्/कामी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular
कमलपत्राक्षीम्her whose eyes are like lotus-petals
कमलपत्राक्षीम्:
कर्म (Karma; object)
TypeNoun
Rootकमल + पत्र + अक्षी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुव्रीहि-समास ('कमलपत्रे इव अक्षिणी यस्याः सा'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
क्रिया (action)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद; perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person singular
वनिताम्the woman
वनिताम्:
कर्म (Karma; object, appositional)
TypeNoun
Rootवनिता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular; apposition to 'कमलपत्राक्षीम्'
इदम्this (word/speech)
इदम्:
कर्म (Karma; object)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; वाक्य-विशेषण (object: 'this [speech]')

With a mind extremely terrified yet passionate, he caressed his lotus-eyed wife with his hands, and said:

D
Daśaratha
K
Kaikeyī

FAQs

Even under fear and inner turmoil, the king approaches his wife with gentleness rather than force—an ethic of restraint and care within household (gṛhastha) dharma.

Daśaratha finds Kaikeyī in distress and begins to address her, trying to understand the cause.

Concernate attentiveness (anukampā) and a conciliatory approach—he tries to soothe before questioning.

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