Valmiki Ramayana 2.30.22 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 22

सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

इति सा शोकसन्तप्ता विलप्य करुणं बहु।चुक्रोश पतिमायस्ता भृशमालिङ्ग्य सस्वरम्।।2.30.22।।

Transliteration

iti sā śoka-santaptā vilapya karuṇaṃ bahu | cukrośa patim āyastā bhṛśam āliṅgya sasvaram || 2.30.22 ||

Translation

Así, atormentada por el dolor, se lamentó lastimosamente durante mucho tiempo; luego, exhausta, se aferró fuertemente a su esposo y gritó en voz alta.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• śoka-santaptā: tormented by grief
• śoka-santaptā: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + santapta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (तृतीया/हेतौ-अर्थ: शोक-कारणेन सन्तप्ता); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vilapya: having lamented
• vilapya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-lap (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having lamented)

• karuṇam: piteously
• karuṇam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: karuṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: piteously)

• bahu: much
• bahu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/degree)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable/adverbial use: much)

• cukrośa: cried out
• cukrośa: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kruś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• patim: (her) husband
• patim: Karma (कर्म/object; whom she addressed/held)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• āyastā: exhausted
• āyastā: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-yas (धातु) > āyasta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhṛśam: tightly/very much
• bhṛśam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/degree)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: भृशम्-अव्यय (intensifying adverb)

• āliṅgya: having embraced
• āliṅgya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-liṅg (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having embraced)

• sasvaram: aloud
• sasvaram: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa-svara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: with voice/aloud)

Context

Tormented with grief, Sita piteously and profusely lamented, and then exhausted, embraced her husband tightly and cried bitterly.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma in the epic includes compassion for suffering: the narration validates the moral weight of grief within righteous life, not merely external rule-following.

What is the narrative situation?

After pleading to accompany Rāma, Sītā breaks down, embraces him, and weeps loudly from exhaustion and sorrow.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Depth of attachment and sincerity—her emotions are portrayed as genuine, not theatrical.