Valmiki Ramayana 2.10.37 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10, Shloka 37

क्रोधागारप्रवेशः — Entry into the Chamber of Wrath

Kaikeyī’s Protest

Devanagari script

यावदावर्तते चक्रं तावती मे वसुन्धरा।।2.10.36।।प्राचीनास्सिन्धुसौवीरा स्सौराष्ट्रा दक्षिणापथाः।वङ्गाङ्गमगधाः मत्स्याः समृद्धा काशिकोसलाः।।2.10.37।।

Transliteration

yāvad āvartate cakraṃ tāvatī me vasundharā | prācīnās sindhu-sauvīrāḥ saurāṣṭrā dakṣiṇāpathāḥ | vaṅgāṅga-magadhā matsyāḥ samṛddhā kāśi-kosalāḥ ||

Translation

战车之轮所及之处，便是我疆域所至——涵盖东方诸土、信度—苏毗罗、娑罗湿多罗、南方诸境，以及富庶的旁伽、昂伽、摩揭陀、摩蹉与迦尸—拘萨罗。

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• jātam: produced/arisen
• jātam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/भूतकृदन्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; agreeing with 'dravyaṃ'

• bahu: much
• bahu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifying 'dravyaṃ'

• dravyam: wealth/material goods
• dravyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• dhana-dhānyam: wealth and grain
• dhana-dhānyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; dvandva 'wealth and grain'

• ajāvikam: goats and sheep (livestock)
• ajāvikam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajāvika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; collective 'goats and sheep'

• tataḥ: then/from that
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (तस्मात्-अर्थे), 'then/from that'

• vṛṇīṣva: choose/ask for
• vṛṇīṣva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (Imperative), 2nd Person, Singular, Ātmanepada

• kaikeyi: O Kaikeyī
• kaikeyi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaikeyī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; relative 'whatever' (repeated)

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; repetition for emphasis/distribution

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• manasā: in (your) mind
• manasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• icchasi: you desire
• icchasi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), 2nd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Context

My authority on the land is extended till such places the wheel of any chariot rotates such as the regions in the east, SindhuSauvira areas, Saurashtra, Southern regions, Banga, Anga, Magadha states, Matsya kingdom and KasiKosala countries which are prosperous places.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Kaikeyī
• Sindhu
• Sauvīra
• Saurāṣṭra
• Vaṅga
• Magadha
• Matsya
• Kāśi
• Kosala

FAQs

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

The king’s dharma includes stewardship over diverse regions; power is meaningful only when aligned with protection and order.

What is the narrative situation?

This verse reiterates Daśaratha’s claim of wide dominion as he tries to calm Kaikeyī and invite her to state her desire.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Royal largesse and assurance—Daśaratha presents himself as capable of fulfilling requests within his rightful authority.