Valmiki Ramayana 2.29.10 – Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 10 | Sanskrit, Arabic Translation & Meaning | Vedapath

Valmiki Ramayana 2.29.10 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 10

सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

आदेशो वनवासस्य प्राप्तव्य स्स मया किल।सा त्वया सह तत्राहं यास्यामि प्रिय नान्यथा।।।।

Transliteration

ādeśo vanavāsasya prāptavyaḥ sa mayā kila | sā tvayā saha tatrāhaṃ yāsyāmi priya nānyathā || 2.29.10 ||

Translation

يا حبيبي، إنّي أنا أيضًا لا بدّ أن أتلقّى هذا الأمر بالإقامة في الغابة؛ وهناك، معك، سأمضي—لا سبيل غير ذلك.

Word by Word

आदेशःorder, command

वनवासस्यof forest-dwelling (exile)

प्राप्तव्यःto be undertaken/obtained

सःthat (he/that order)

मयाby me

किलindeed, certainly

साshe (that woman = I)

त्वयाwith you / by you

सहtogether with

तत्रthere

अहम्I

यास्यामिI shall go

प्रियO beloved

नnot

अन्यथाotherwise

Context

Therefore, O my beloved I must certainly obtain such a command to dwell in the forest. I must accompany you to the forest and it cannot be otherwise.

Characters & Entities

Sītā

Rāma

vanavāsa (forest exile)

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

Sītā frames companionship with her husband as her rightful dharma: she treats exile not as Rāma’s burden alone but as a shared obligation.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā answers Rāma’s attempt to protect her by refusing separation and asserting she will accompany him into the forest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unwavering commitment—Sītā’s firmness (niścaya) and loyalty to Rāma.

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