Shloka 24

सुमित्रोपदेशः

Sumitra’s Consolation to Kausalya

Devanagari script

मा शोको देवि दुःखं वा न रामे दृश्यतेऽशिवम्।क्षिप्रं द्रक्ष्यसि पुत्रं त्वं ससीतं सहलक्ष्मणम्।।।।

Transliteration

mā śoko devi duḥkhaṃ vā na rāme dṛśyate 'śivam | kṣipraṃ drakṣyasi putraṃ tvaṃ sasītaṃ saha-lakṣmaṇam ||

Translation

اے دیوی، غم نہ کرو اور نہ ہی رنج میں ڈوبو؛ رام میں کوئی نحوست دکھائی نہیں دیتی۔ تم جلد اپنے پتر کو سیتا اور لکشمن سمیت دیکھو گی۔

Word by Word

• mā: do not
• mā: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Prohibition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prohibitive particle (निषेधार्थक निपात)

• śokaḥ: grief
• śokaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• devi: O lady/queen
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th), Singular

• duḥkham: distress
• duḥkham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; coordinated with śokaḥ

• vā: or
• vā: Samuccaya/Vikalpa-dyotaka (समुच्चय/विकल्पद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle/conjunction (विकल्पार्थक निपात)

• na: not
• na: Niṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• rāme: in Rama
• rāme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• dṛśyate: is seen / is found
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; passive sense 'is seen'

• aśivam: inauspiciousness
• aśivam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; subject of dṛśyate

• kṣipram: soon
• kṣipram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipram (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• drakṣyasi: you will see
• drakṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (Future), Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular

• putram: (your) son
• putram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st), Singular; pronoun

• sasītam: together with Sita
• sasītam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: sa + sītā (with Sita); Accusative, Singular, Masculine; qualifying putram

• sahalakṣmaṇam: together with Lakshmana
• sahalakṣmaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha-lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: saha + lakṣmaṇa (with Lakshmana); Accusative, Singular, Masculine; qualifying putram

Context

Desist from grief or tear for Rama, O Devi! nothing inauspicious will happen to him you will soon see your son along with Sita and Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita
• Lakshmana
• Kausalya

FAQs

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

Dharma generates auspicious outcomes: the righteous may face trials, but their path is not ‘aśiva’—it is safeguarded by truth and right conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Final reassurance to Kausalya: Rama’s exile will not bring disaster, and reunion with Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana is promised.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Confidence rooted in righteousness—faith that Rama’s dharmic nature prevents inauspicious downfall.