Valmiki Ramayana 2.34.32 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 32

रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम्

The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse

Devanagari script

न हि सत्यात्मनस्तात धर्माभिमनस स्तव।विनिवर्तयितुं बुद्धिः शक्यते रघुनन्दन।।।।

Transliteration

na hi satyātmanas tāta! dharmābhimanasa stava |

vinivartayituṃ buddhiḥ śakyate raghunandana ||

Translation

Denn du, mein liebes Kind—dessen Wesen Wahrheit ist und dessen Sinn auf Dharma gerichtet ist—kannst nicht leicht von deinem Entschluss abgebracht werden, o Wonne des Hauses Raghu.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation

• hi: indeed / for
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (emphasis/cause)

• satyātmanas: of you, the true-souled one
• satyātmanas: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya-ātman (प्रातिपदिक; satya + ātman)
• Form: Masculine, genitive (षष्ठी) singular; karmadhāraya compound qualifying 'tava' (you who are true-souled)

• tāta: dear son
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, vocative (सम्बोधन) singular

• dharmābhimanasaḥ: of you, devoted to dharma
• dharmābhimanasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma-abhimanas (प्रातिपदिक; dharma + abhimanas)
• Form: Masculine, genitive (षष्ठी) singular; tatpuruṣa compound; qualifying 'tava'

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun, genitive (षष्ठी) singular

• vinivartayitum: to turn back / dissuade
• vinivartayitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-√vṛt (धातु) (causative sense)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्/tumun)

• buddhiḥ: the resolve/mind
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, nominative (प्रथमा) singular

• śakyate: is possible
• śakyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śak (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) singular, ātmanepada; passive sense 'is possible'

• raghunandana: O delight of the Raghus
• raghunandana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu-nandana (प्रातिपदिक; raghu + nandana)
• Form: Masculine, vocative (सम्बोधन) singular; tatpuruṣa compound

Context

O my beloved son! O delight of the Raghus! you are devoted to truth and duty. It is difficult to dissuade you from your resolve .

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Raghu dynasty (Raghu, raghunandana)
• satya
• dharma

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as an inner orientation: when truth and duty define a person’s character, ethical steadfastness becomes nearly immovable.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha recognizes that Rāma will not abandon the dharmic course of exile, despite pleas or temptations to reverse it.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s unwavering resolve grounded in satya and dharma.