Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 51

रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम्

The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse

Devanagari script

मा चोत्कण्ठां कृथा देव वने रंस्यामहे वयम्।प्रशान्तहरिणाकीर्णे नानाशकुनिनादिते।।।।

Transliteration

mā cotkaṇṭhāṁ kṛthā deva vane raṁsyāmahe vayam |

praśānta-hariṇākīrṇe nānā-śakuni-nādite ||

Translation

Do not be anxious, O lord. We shall find joy in the forest—peaceful, filled with deer, and ringing with the calls of many kinds of birds.

Word by Word

• mā: do not
• mā: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (prohibitive)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय

• utkaṇṭhām: anxiety/longing
• utkaṇṭhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utkaṇṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṛthāḥ: make/do
• kṛthāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• deva: O lord
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• vane: in the forest
• vane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• raṃsyāmahe: we shall enjoy
• raṃsyāmahe: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ram (रम्) (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• praśānta-hariṇa-ākīrṇe: in (a forest) filled with peaceful deer
• praśānta-hariṇa-ākīrṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praśānta (प्रातिपदिक) + hariṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण of vane; तत्पुरुष: 'प्रशान्तैः हरिणैः आकीर्णे' (filled with calm deer)

• nānā-śakuni-nādite: resounding with many birds
• nānā-śakuni-nādite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + śakuni (प्रातिपदिक) + nādita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण of vane; तत्पुरुष: 'नानाविधैः शकुनिभिः नादिते' (resounding with various birds)

Context

'O Rama, go to the forest', Kaikeyi had said, and I have given her word I would go. I must fulfil my promise.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• Forest (vana)
• Deer (hariṇa)
• Birds (śakuni)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes accepting hardship without causing further suffering to others—Rāma reassures the king and reframes exile as bearable.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma comforts Daśaratha by describing the forest as calm and pleasant, reducing the king’s fear for him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate reassurance and resilience—meeting duty with calm optimism rather than complaint.