Valmiki Ramayana 2.10.39: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 39

क्रोधागारप्रवेशः · Entry into the Chamber of Wrath

Kaikeyī’s Protest

Devanagari script

किमायासेन ते भीरु उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ शोभने ।

तत्त्वं मे ब्रूहि कैकेयि यतस्ते भयमागतम् ॥३९॥

तत्ते व्यपनयिष्यामि नीहारमिव रश्मिवान् ।

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.10.39

Transliteration

kim āyāsena te bhīru uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha śobhane |

tattvaṃ me brūhi kaikeyi yatas te bhayam āgatam ||39||

tat te vyapanayiṣyāmi nīhāram iva raśmivān |

Translation

اے ڈرپوک و نازک دل! یہ تکلّف کیوں؟ اٹھو، اٹھو اے حسین کیکیئی! سچ سچ مجھے بتاؤ کہ کون سا خوف تجھ پر آ پڑا ہے؛ میں اسے یوں دور کر دوں گا جیسے نورانی سورج صبح کی دھند کو مٹا دیتا ہے۔

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Word by Word

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• uktā: having been spoken to
• uktā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agreeing with 'sā'

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• samāśvastā: reassured
• samāśvastā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-śvas (धातु)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; 'reassured/relieved'

• vaktukāmā: wishing to speak
• vaktukāmā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaktu (वच्-धातोः तुमुन्) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa 'desirous to speak' (infinitive + kāma)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; demonstrative qualifying 'apriyam'

• apriyam: unpleasant thing
• apriyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• paripīḍayitum: to torment
• paripīḍayitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), expressing purpose

• bhūyaḥ: again/further
• bhūyaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (पुनरर्थक-अव्यय), 'again/further'

• bhartāram: husband
• bhartāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• upacakrame: began/undertook
• upacakrame: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-kram (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), 3rd Person, Singular, Ātmanepada

Context

O lady! why do you exert yourself? Arise, arise. O charming Kaikeyi, tell me the cause of your fear. I will dispel it just as the Sun dispels morning mists.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kaikeyī
• Sun (raśmivān)

FAQs

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

Satya as a moral demand in relationships: Daśaratha urges Kaikeyī to speak the real cause, implying that truthful disclosure is necessary for righteous resolution.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing Kaikeyī distressed, Daśaratha tries to comfort her and asks her to reveal the cause of her fear, promising to remove it.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (compassion) and protective kingship: he offers reassurance and takes responsibility to relieve her distress.