Valmiki Ramayana 2.27.10 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 10

सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

अहं दुर्गं गमिष्यामि वनं पुरुषवर्जितम्।नानामृगगणाकीर्णं शार्दूलवृकसेवितम्।।।।

Transliteration

ahaṃ durgaṃ gamiṣyāmi vanaṃ puruṣa-varjitam | nānā-mṛga-gaṇākīrṇaṃ śārdūla-vṛka-sevitam ||

Translation

Auch ich werde in den Wald gehen—schwer zu durchqueren, menschenleer, erfüllt von Herden mannigfacher Tiere, und von Tigern und Wölfen aufgesucht.

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दुर्गम्: impassable
• दुर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वनम्)

• गमिष्यामि: I shall go
• गमिष्यामि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार; उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुरुषवर्जितम्: devoid of men
• पुरुषवर्जितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + varjita (√vṛj/√varj + kta)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पुरुषैः वर्जितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वनम्)

• नानामृगगणाकीर्णम्: filled with herds of various animals
• नानामृगगणाकीर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākīrṇa (ā√kṝ + kta)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नानाविधैः मृगगणैः आकीर्णम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शार्दूलवृकसेवितम्: frequented by tigers and wolves
• शार्दूलवृकसेवितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛka (प्रातिपदिक) + sevita (√sev + kta)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शार्दूलैः वृकैः च सेवितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Context

I will also go to the forest, which is impassable, uninhabited, teeming with various kinds of animals and infested with tigers and wolves.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• forest (vana)
• tigers (śārdūla)

FAQs

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

Dharma is chosen companionship and shared duty: Sītā treats Rāma’s exile not as his burden alone but as a joint moral path.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā declares her firm intention to accompany Rāma into exile despite the dangers of the wilderness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fearless commitment—Sītā acknowledges risk yet prioritizes loyalty and righteousness.