Valmiki Ramayana 2.21.33: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 33

अयोध्याकाण्डे एकविंशः सर्गः · Lakṣmaṇa’s militant counsel and Rāma’s dharma

based persuasion of Kausalyā

Spoken by Rama to KausalyaSetting: Ayodhya (palace discourse)Pre-departure resolve toward forest-exile

Devanagari script

एतैरन्यैश्च बहुभिर्देवि देवसमैः कृतम् ।

पितुर्वचनमक्लीबं करिष्यामि पितुर्हितम् ॥३३॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.21.33

Transliteration

etair anyaiś ca bahubhir devi deva-samaiḥ kṛtam |

pitur vacanam aklībaṃ kariṣyāmi pitur hitam ||33||

Translation

देवी, इन लोगों ने अपने बाप की बात मानी। और बहुत सारे और भी थे जिन्होंने यह किया। मैं भी अपने बाप की इच्छा पूरी करूँगा।

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Word by Word

• एतैः: by these
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, बहुवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)

• अन्यैः: by others
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): ‘and’
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)

• बहुभिः: by many
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)

• देवि: O lady (Devi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)

• देवसमैः: by godlike (men)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘equal to gods’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• कृतम्: has been done
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ कृ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे: ‘was done/has been done’
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)

• पितुः: of (my) father
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)

• वचनम्: command
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• अक्लीबम्: unfaltering
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aklība (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with वचनम्): ‘not unmanly/firm, not feeble’
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण)

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)

• पितुः: of (my) father
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)

• हितम्: welfare
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (कृदन्त; √dhā धा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘benefit/welfare’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

Sandhi Notes

• एतैरन्यैश्च = एतैः + अन्यैः + च
• बहुभिर्देवि = बहुभिः + देवि
• देवसमैः = देव + समैः
• पितुर्वचनम् = पितुः + वचनम्
• पितुर्हितम् = पितुः + हितम्

Context

All of them including many other god-like persons, O Mother! fulfilled the words of their father. I shall also make my father's wish come true.

The teaching

A ruler’s household stands on satya; the son safeguards the father’s honor by making his intent succeed.

Duties in tension

• Filial obedience to Daśaratha’s promise/command
• Personal right to kingship and comfort
• Duty to uphold royal credibility (rāja-satya)

Ethical theme

Role-duty (svadharma) and integrity (satya)

How it resolves

Vow-based acceptance; prioritizing pitṛ-vacana and rāja-dharma

For your practice

Bhakti to Rāma as dharma-incarnate; supports daily resolve to keep promises and honor elders.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Vira (heroism), with Shanta (peace)

Mood

Steadfast, noble, unshaken

Themes

• Dharma
• Satya
• Filial duty
• Maryada
• Ethics

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Kausalya (addressed as Devi)
• father (Dasaratha—implicit)

FAQs

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

Rama frames dharma as making a parent’s rightful intention ‘effective’ through action—duty is validated by faithful execution, not by personal preference.

What is the narrative situation?

After citing examples, Rama states his own conclusion: he will fulfill his father’s purpose.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Integrity (satya-niṣṭhā) and reliability—Rama’s word and deed align with his father’s command.