← 2.63.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 63: Bharata’s ominous dream · 2.63.18 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.63.17

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 63: Bharata’s ominous dream. Daśaratha falls into filth and oil and travels south in a donkey-drawn chariot, Bharata wakes fearing a family death

In the sequence: his throat dries and his uneasiness will not pass.

2.63.17

śuṣyatīva ca me kaṇṭho na svastham iva me manaḥ
jugupsann iva cātmānaṃ na ca paśyāmi kāraṇam

My throat seems to go dry, and my mind is not at ease; as though I loathed my very self — yet I can see no reason for it.

Words: śuṣyatīva — seems to dry up; ca — and; me — my; kaṇṭho — throat; na — not; svastham — at ease, well; iva — as it were; me — my; manaḥ — mind; jugupsann — loathing, shrinking from; iva — as if; cātmānaṃ — and myself; na — not; ca — and; paśyāmi — I see; kāraṇam — cause, reason

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.