Valmiki Ramayana 2.31.29 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 29

लक्ष्मणस्य वनानुगमन-प्रतिज्ञा तथा आयुध-संग्रहः

Lakshmana’s Vow to Follow Rama and the Retrieval of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

ये च राज्ञो ददौ दिव्ये महात्मा वरुण स्स्वयम्।जनकस्य महायज्ञे धनुषी रौद्रदर्शने।।2.31.27।।अभेद्यकवचे दिव्ये तूणी चाक्षयसायकौ।आदित्यविमलौ चोभौ खड्गौ हेमपरिष्कृतौ।।2.31.28।।सत्कृत्य निहितं सर्वमेतदाचार्यसद्मनि।सर्वमायुधमादाय क्षिप्रमाव्रज लक्ष्मण।।2.31.29।।

Transliteration

satkṛtya nihitaṃ sarvam etad ācāryasadmani | sarvam āyudham ādāya kṣipram āvraja lakṣmaṇa ||

Translation

All dies ist ehrfürchtig im Hause unseres Lehrmeisters niedergelegt worden. Nimm die ganze Waffenkammer an dich und kehre eilends zurück, o Lakṣmaṇa.

Word by Word

• सत्कृत्य: having duly honored
• सत्कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: कृ (to do), उपसर्ग: सत्- (well); meaning 'having duly honored'

• निहितम्: placed, deposited
• निहितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + धा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; 'placed/deposited' (agreeing with सर्वम्/एतत्)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; 'all/everything'

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; 'this/this (set of things)'

• आचार्यसद्मनि: in the teacher's house
• आचार्यसद्मनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य + सद्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): आचार्यस्य सद्मनि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन; 'in the preceptor's house'

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण of आयुधम्; 'all'

• आयुधम्: weapons
• आयुधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; 'weaponry/arms'

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: दा (to take/give) with उपसर्ग आ-; 'having taken/collected'

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); 'quickly'

• आव्रज: come (quickly)
• आव्रज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: व्रज् (to go/come) with उपसर्ग आ-; 'come (here)/proceed'

• लक्ष्मण: O Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; address

Context

If you have decided to go to the forest where deer and elephants abound, I shall also accompany you by walking before you, holding the bow.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• ācārya (preceptor)
• Vasiṣṭha (implied by context as the family preceptor)
• āyudha (weapons)

FAQs

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

Dharma is reverence and right custody: sacred objects are stored with honour in the guru’s house, reflecting that power must be governed by discipline and tradition.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma instructs Lakṣmaṇa to fetch the consecrated weapons stored at the preceptor’s residence, as part of imminent departure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s adherence to maryādā—respect for the teacher’s sanctified space and orderly preparation for duty.