Valmiki Ramayana 2.30.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 17

सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

न च तत्र ततः किञ्चिद्द्रष्टुमर्हसि विप्रियम्।मत्कृते न च ते शोको न भविष्यामि दुर्भरा।।2.30.17।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.30.17

Transliteration

na ca tatra tataḥ kiñcid draṣṭum arhasi vipriyam | mat-kṛte na ca te śoko na bhaviṣyāmi durbharā || 2.30.17 ||

Translation

ولهذا، هناك في الغابة، لا ينبغي لك أن تتوقّع أن ترى مني شيئاً مكروهاً؛ فلن يكون عليك بسببي حزن، ولن أكون عليك عبئاً.

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Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• tataḥ: therefore/from that
• tataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/अपादाने प्रयोगः; अव्यय (from that/therefore)

• kiñcit: anything/even a little
• kiñcit: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiñcit (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक (indefinite pronoun)

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक (purpose)

• arhasi: you ought/it befits you
• arhasi: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vipriyam: anything unpleasant
• vipriyam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (substantivized) अप्रिय-वस्तु

• mat-kṛte: for my sake
• mat-kṛte: Hetu (हेतु/cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमास; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (for my sake/on my account)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• te: to you/your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śokaḥ: sorrow
• śokaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• bhaviṣyāmi: I will be
• bhaviṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• durbharā: hard to bear/burdensome
• durbharā: Karta (कर्ता; as predicate complement to अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durbharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

Context

Wherever I be with you is heaven and without, hell. O Rama, recognise this truth, and derive great pleasure in my company.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes not obstructing another’s duty: Sītā promises disciplined conduct so Rāma’s exile-vow is not hindered by her presence.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma has raised objections about taking Sītā to the forest; she reassures him that she will not create hardship.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Accountability and restraint—she anticipates practical burdens and vows to prevent them.