Valmiki Ramayana 2.25.44: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 44

कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम् · Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama

Devanagari script

मङ्गलैरुपसपन्नो वनवासादिहागतः ।

वध्वा मम च नित्यं त्वं कामान्संवर्ध याहि भोः ॥४४॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.25.44

Transliteration

maṅgalair upasampanno vanavāsād ihāgataḥ |

vadhvā mama ca nityaṃ tvaṃ kāmān saṃvardha yāhi bhoḥ ||44||

Translation

اے رام! جب تم بن باس سے یہاں لوٹو، مَنگل نشانوں سے آراستہ، تو پھر—ہمیشہ—میری خواہشوں کو بھی اور اپنی وधू (میری بہو) کی مرادوں کو بھی پورا کرتے رہنا۔

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Word by Word

• maṅgalaiḥ: with auspicious things/omens
• maṅgalaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā (तृतीया/instrumental) Bahuvacana

• upasampannaḥ: endowed
• upasampannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pad (धातु) + upa-sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Kta participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; qualifies tvam (Rama): 'endowed/possessed'

• vana-vāsāt: from forest-exile
• vana-vāsāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī Ekavacana

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place

• āgataḥ: having come/returned
• āgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (धातु) + ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Kta participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; predicative with tvam

• vadhvāḥ: of (your) wife/daughter-in-law
• vadhvāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

• mama: of me/for me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक used adverbially)
• Form: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (adverbial accusative): 'always'

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Prathamā Ekavacana

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā Bahuvacana

• saṃvardha: increase/fulfil
• saṃvardha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛdh (धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष) Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• yāhi: go
• yāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ imperative, Madhyama-puruṣa Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• bhoḥ: O!
• bhoḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhoḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Sambodhana-particle (vocative interjection)

Context

O Rama!, credited with auspicious events on return from the forest, fulfil my desires and those of my daughter-in-law (Sita).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā (implied by vadhū/daughter-in-law)

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds duty within family order: the expectation that Rāma, once he returns, should continue sustaining legitimate obligations and relationships—an appeal to maryādā (social-ethical propriety) and responsible conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Kaikeyī speaks to Rāma at the moment of his departure for forest-exile, giving a parting statement that looks ahead to his eventual return.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s reliability in upholding duties—steadfastness in meeting rightful expectations even after hardship.