Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 39: Sumitrā comforts Kausalyā · 2.39.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.39.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 39: Sumitrā comforts Kausalyā. She praises Lakṣmaṇa’s service and Sītā’s companionship and assures Kausalyā of Rāma’s return and abhiṣeka

In the sequence: Sumitrā reminds Kausalyā that Rāma's departure preserves Daśaratha's truth and reflects his own integrity

2.39.1

vilapantīṃ tathā tāṃ tu kausalyāṃ pramadottamām
idaṃ dharme sthitā dharmyaṃ sumitrā vākyam abravīt

As Kausalyā, that best of women, lamented thus, Sumitrā, established in righteousness, spoke to her this righteous word:

Words: vilapantīṃ — lamenting; tathā — thus, so; tāṃ tu — her; kausalyāṃ — Kausalyā; pramadottamām — best of women; idaṃ — this; dharme — in righteousness; sthitā — established, standing; dharmyaṃ — righteous, lawful; sumitrā — Sumitrā; vākyam — word, speech; abravīt — said

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.