Valmiki Ramayana 2.29.14 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 14

सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

प्रसादितश्च वै पूर्वं त्वं मे बहुतिथं प्रभो।गमनं वनवासस्य काङ्क्षितं हि सह त्वया।।।।

Transliteration

prasāditaś ca vai pūrvaṃ tvaṃ me bahutithaṃ prabho | gamanaṃ vanavāsasya kāṅkṣitaṃ hi saha tvayā || 2.29.14 ||

Translation

Ô seigneur, jadis déjà tu m’accordas longuement ta faveur, lorsque je te suppliais ; car j’avais réellement désiré partir avec toi pour l’exil en forêt.

Word by Word

• प्रसादितः: pleased/favoured
• प्रसादितः: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+सद् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘प्रसन्नीकृतः/अनुगृहीतः’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverbial accusative: formerly)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: for me / of me
• मे: Sampradana/Sambandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative sg enclitic)

• बहुतिथम्: for a long time
• बहुतिथम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + तिथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालपरिमाणवाचक-अव्ययप्राय (adverbial accusative: for a long time)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• गमनम्: going
• गमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वनवासस्य: of forest-life
• वनवासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः वन+वास (तत्पुरुषः)

• काङ्क्षितम्: desired
• काङ्क्षितम्: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काङ्क्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (for, indeed)

• सह: with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय

• त्वया: you
• त्वया: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

Context

Pleased with my long entreaties in the past to dwell with you in the forest, O lord, you had granted my desire.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• vanavāsa (forest exile)

FAQs

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

Dharma is reinforced through consistency and keeping one’s granted assent: Sītā recalls Rāma’s earlier favor as a moral basis for her present request.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā argues that accompanying Rāma is not new; it aligns with her long-standing wish previously acknowledged by him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Constancy (sthāyitva)—Sītā’s enduring commitment to shared life and shared duty.