Shloka 2.19.7

एकोनविंशः सर्गः (Sarga 19): Rāma’s Unshaken Acceptance of Exile and Kaikeyī’s Urgency

Devanagari script

अहं हि सीतां राज्यं च प्राणानिष्टान्धनानि च।हृष्टो भ्रात्रे स्वयं दद्यां भरतायाप्रचोदितः।।2.19.7।।

Transliteration

ahaṃ hi sītāṃ rājyaṃ ca prāṇān iṣṭān dhanāni ca | hṛṣṭo bhrātre svayaṃ dadyāṃ bharatāyāpracoditaḥ || 2.19.7 ||

Translation

Unprompted, I would gladly give Bharata the kingdom, wealth, even my cherished life—and even Sītā—if it served my brother.

Context

Unurged, I would have gladly given to Bharata the kingdom, wealth, my mostcoveted life, and even Sita.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bharata
• Sītā
• kingdom (rājya)
• wealth (dhana)
• life (prāṇa)

FAQs

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

Dharma is renunciation and brotherly goodwill: Rāma places harmony and duty above personal possession and privilege.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma reassures his mother that he has no attachment to the throne and would willingly yield everything to Bharata.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Generosity and detachment (tyāga and vairāgya): he frames kingship as a trust, not a personal prize.