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Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

न स्मराम्यप्रियं वाक्यं लोकस्य प्रियवादिनः।स कथं त्वत्कृते रामं वक्ष्यामि प्रियमप्रियम्।।।।

Transliteration

na smarāmy apriyaṃ vākyaṃ lokasya priyavādinaḥ |

sa kathaṃ tvatkṛte rāmaṃ vakṣyāmi priyam apriyam ||

Translation

我不记得罗摩——对世人皆以悦语相待者——曾说过一句刺耳之言；那么，为了你，我又怎能对我所敬爱的罗摩说出既不悦耳、又令人痛苦的言辞？

Word by Word
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNiṣedha-nipāta (negation/निषेध)
smarāmiI remember
smarāmi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√smṛ (धातु)
FormLaṭ lakāra (Present/वर्तमान), Uttama puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana (sg.), Parasmaipada
apriyamunpleasant
apriyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootapriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavacana (sg.); qualifying vākyaṃ
vākyamword, speech
vākyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvākya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/कर्म), Ekavacana (sg.)
lokasyaof the world/people
lokasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootloka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), Ekavacana (sg.)
priya-vādinaḥof one who speaks pleasantly
priya-vādinaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootpriya (प्रातिपदिक) + vādin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), Ekavacana (sg.); tatpuruṣa: 'priyaṃ vadati' = one who speaks pleasantly
saḥhe / such a one
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma (pronoun), Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative), Ekavacana (sg.)
kathamhow
katham:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkatham (अव्यय)
FormPraśna-avyaya (interrogative adverb/प्रश्न)
tvat-kṛtefor your sake
tvat-kṛte:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/अधिकरण), Ekavacana (sg.); tatpuruṣa: 'tvayā kṛte' = for your sake
rāmamto Rama
rāmam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/कर्म), Ekavacana (sg.)
vakṣyāmiI will say
vakṣyāmi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
FormLuṭ lakāra (Periphrastic future/परस्मैपदी भविष्यत्), Uttama puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana (sg.), Parasmaipada
priyampleasant (thing/word)
priyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavacana (sg.); used substantively
apriyamunpleasant (thing/word)
apriyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootapriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Ekavacana (sg.); used substantively
Context

How can I, for your sake, speak harsh to my beloved Rama who uses pleasing words to the people of the world, and never an unpleasant word which I can recall?

Characters & Entities
R
Rāma
K
Kaikeyī

FAQs

Dharma includes vāṅmaya-saṃyama (ethical speech): one should not repay gentleness with cruelty, nor force unrighteous speech upon the righteous.

Daśaratha struggles with the idea of addressing Rāma with unwelcome words because Kaikeyī’s demand compels him toward painful action.

Rāma’s priyavāditā—habitual courteous, pleasing speech toward all.

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