Valmiki Ramayana 2.32.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 7

द्वात्रिंशस्सर्गः · Gifts to Suyajna and the Brahmins; Trijata’s Petition and Rama’s Charity

Spoken by Rama to SuyajnaSetting: Ayodhya (royal quarters)Pre-departure preparations for forest-exile

Devanagari script

हारं च हेमसूत्रं च भार्यायै सौम्य हारय ।

रशनां चाधुना सीता दातुमिच्छति ते सखे ॥७॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.32.7

Transliteration

hāraṃ ca hema-sūtraṃ ca bhāryāyai saumya hāraya |

raśanāṃ cādhunā sītā dātum icchati te sakhe ||7||

Translation

Amigo querido, toma esto para tu esposa: el collar y la cadena de oro; y ahora Sītā también desea darte el ceñidor.

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Word by Word

• hāram: necklace
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)

• hemasūtram: golden chain
• Type: Noun
• Root: hema-sūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: golden chain
• Role: Karma (कर्म)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)

• bhāryāyai: to (your) wife
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)

• saumya: O gentle one
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; संबोधन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)

• hāraya: take / carry away
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (धातु) (causative/णिच्: hāraya-)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; causative (णिच्), parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

• raśanām: girdle
• Type: Noun
• Root: raśanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction
• Role: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)

• adhunā: now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (कालवाचक)
• Role: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)

• sītā: Sita
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• dātum: to give
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्-अन्त), expressing purpose with icchati
• Role: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)

• icchati: wishes
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

• te: to you
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; enclitic pronoun
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)

• sakhe: O friend
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)

Sandhi Notes

• hāraṅ ca → hāram + ca
• dātumicchati → dātum + icchati

Context

O handsome friend! now Sita intends to give away to your wife her necklace, her golden chain and girdle. Could you accept them?

The teaching

When duty demands hardship, one should relinquish luxury without bitterness and ensure possessions are transferred responsibly.

Duties in tension

• Kṣatriya/royal life of comfort vs. dharma of accompanying husband to exile
• Attachment to wealth vs. duty of renunciation and propriety

Ethical theme

Gṛhastha-dharma; tyāga; śīla (propriety)

How it resolves

Tyāga through orderly gifting/entrustment

For your practice

Practice of aparigraha and mindful giving; cultivating non-attachment while maintaining compassion and social obligations.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Karuna (compassion), with Shringara (love)

Mood

Tender, renunciatory, poignant

Themes

• Dharma
• Dāna
• Gifts
• Household virtue
• Maryādā

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Suyajña

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed through considerate gifting: valuables are offered with respect, and gifts are directed appropriately (here, to the guest’s wife).

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma, acting on Sītā’s prompting, asks Suyajña to accept ornaments intended for Suyajña’s wife.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā and Rāma’s generosity and refinement in hospitality—giving with sensitivity to relationships and propriety.