Valmiki Ramayana 2.25.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 4

कौशल्याया मङ्गलविधानम्

Kausalya’s Benedictions and Protective Rites for Rama

Devanagari script

येभ्यः प्रणमसे पुत्र चैत्येष्वायतनेषु च।ते च त्वामभिरक्षन्तु वने सह महर्षिभिः।।2.25.4।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.25.4

Transliteration

yebhyaḥ praṇamase putra caityeṣv āyataneṣu ca | te ca tvām abhirakṣantu vane saha maharṣibhiḥ || 2.25.4 ||

Translation

Hỡi con trai, những thần lực thiêng liêng mà con cúi đầu đảnh lễ nơi các thánh tích và đền miếu, xin cũng hộ trì con trong rừng, cùng với các đại ẩn sĩ.

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Word by Word

• yebhyaḥ: to whom
• yebhyaḥ: Sampradana (सम्प्रदानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/पञ्चमी) बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• praṇamase: you bow
• praṇamase: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-nam (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• putra: O son
• putra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• caityeṣu: in sacred shrines
• caityeṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• āyataneṣu: in temples
• āyataneṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyatana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• abhirakṣantu: may protect
• abhirakṣantu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-rakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• vane: in the forest
• vane: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगार्थक-अव्यय (preposition/adverb: ‘together with’)

• maharṣibhiḥ: with great sages
• maharṣibhiḥ: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Context

O my son! may the gods in the temples and in other sacred places and the maharshis you bow to protect you in the forest!

Characters & Entities

• Kausalyā
• Rāma
• caitya (shrine)
• maharṣis (great sages)
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Reverence and right conduct: protection is sought through devotion, humility (praṇāma), and alignment with sages and sacred order.

What is the narrative situation?

Kausalyā blesses Rāma before exile, invoking the deities of holy places and the sages as guardians.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Piety and trust in dharmic guardianship—seeking safety through righteousness rather than force.