Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 27

अत्र्याश्रमगमनम् तथा अनसूयोपदेशः

Arrival at Atri’s Hermitage and Anasuya’s Counsel

Devanagari script

त्वद्विधास्तु गुणैर्युक्ता दृष्ट लोक परावराः।स्त्रिय स्स्वर्गे चरिष्यन्ति यथा धर्मकृतस्तथा।।।।

Transliteration

tvadvidhās tu guṇair yuktā dṛṣṭalokaparāvarāḥ |

striyas svarge cariṣyanti yathā dharmakṛtas tathā ||

Translation

But women like you—endowed with virtues and able to discern what is higher and lower in the world—will move freely in heaven, like those who have performed dharmic deeds.

Word by Word

• tvadvidhāḥ: women like you
• tvadvidhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvad + vidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'like you'), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); स्त्रियः इति विशेषणम् (qualifies 'women')

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (contrastive particle: but/indeed)

• guṇaiḥ: with virtues
• guṇaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• yuktāḥ: endowed
• yuktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (धातु) → yukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), क्त (kta), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); स्त्रियः इति विशेषणम्

• dṛṣṭa-loka-parāvarāḥ: discerning good and bad in the world
• dṛṣṭa-loka-parāvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛṣṭa (√dṛś, कृदन्त) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + para + avara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive: 'those who have seen/known the world's higher and lower (good and bad)'), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); स्त्रियः इति विशेषणम्

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• svarge: in heaven
• svarge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• cariṣyanti: will move about / will dwell
• cariṣyanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (correlative: as/how)

• dharmakṛtaḥ: having done righteous deeds
• dharmakṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma + kṛta (√kṛ, कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'one who has done dharma'), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural) (sense: 'doers of righteousness'); स्त्रियः इति विशेषणार्थे

• tathā: so
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: तदनुरूप/तद्वत् अर्थक अव्यय (correlative: so/thus)

Context

Women like you who are endowed with virtues and can distinguish between good and bad in this world, like those who perform virtuous deeds, will move about in heaven.

Characters & Entities

• Anasūyā
• Sītā
• Svarga (heaven)
• Dharma

FAQs

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

Dharma joined with discernment and virtue is portrayed as elevating: moral clarity (parāvara-viveka) supports right action and its fruits.

What is the narrative situation?

Anasūyā encourages Sītā, presenting the positive spiritual outcome attributed to steadfast, discerning dharmic conduct.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Guṇa-sampad (excellence of character) together with viveka (discrimination between right and wrong).