Valmiki Ramayana 2.30.2 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 2

सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

सा तमुत्तमसंविग्ना सीता विपुलवक्षसम्।प्रणयाच्चाभिमानाच्च परिचिक्षेप राघवम्।।2.30.2।।

Transliteration

sā tam uttama-saṃvignā sītā vipula-vakṣasam | praṇayāc cābhimānāc ca paricikṣepa rāghavam || 2.30.2 ||

Translation

حينئذٍ إن سيتا، وقد اضطربت اضطرابًا شديدًا لهمٍّ جسيم، وبّخت راغهافا—عريضَ الصدر، من سلالة راغهو—بدافع المحبة، وأيضًا لما جُرح من اعتزازها.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उत्तमसंविग्ना: deeply agitated (for a high cause)
• उत्तमसंविग्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) + संविग्न (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+√विज्/विज्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (उत्तमेन कारणेन संविग्ना/उत्तम-सम्विग्ना); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (सीता)

• सीता: Sita
• सीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विपुलवक्षसम्: broad-chested
• विपुलवक्षसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक) + वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (विपुलं वक्षः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (राघवम्)

• प्रणयात्: from love
• प्रणयात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (because of)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• अभिमानात्: from wounded pride/self-respect
• अभिमानात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• परिचिक्षेप: reproached/blamed
• परिचिक्षेप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/लङ्-प्रयोगे काव्य-रूपम्; सामान्यतः लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राघवम्: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

Whatever leaves or roots or fruits you collect with your own hands for me little or much, they will be nectar to me.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Raghu dynasty

FAQs

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

Dharma here includes honesty in relationships: Sītā’s love and self-respect compel her to speak openly, showing that moral life in the Ramayana is not silent submission but truthful engagement.

What is the narrative situation?

As Rāma is preparing for forest exile, Sītā becomes intensely distressed and begins to argue against being left behind, reproaching him emotionally.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s steadfast devotion (pativratā-bhāva) combined with dignity—she insists on her rightful place beside her husband.