Valmiki Ramayana 2.26.29 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 29

अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः

Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct

Devanagari script

याते च मयि कल्याणि वनं मुनिनिषेवितम्।व्रतोपवासपरया भवितव्यं त्वयाऽनघे।।।।

Transliteration

yāte ca mayi kalyāṇi vanaṃ muniniṣevitam |

vratopavāsaparayā bhavitavyaṃ tvayānaghe ||

Translation

Ketika aku telah pergi ke hutan yang didatangi para resi, wahai yang mulia dan tak bercela, hendaklah engkau menekuni vrata (laku suci) dan upavāsa (puasa).

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also)

• प्रतिज्ञाम्: promise
• प्रतिज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रतिज्ञाम्)

• गुरोः: of the father/teacher
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• समनुपालयन्: while observing/fulfilling
• समनुपालयन्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अनु-पाल् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle) शतृ; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण (while fulfilling)

• वनम्: to the forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis: just/indeed)

• यास्यामि: I shall go
• यास्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्थिरा: steady
• स्थिरा: Kriya (क्रिया/Complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative with भव)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मनस्विनी: O high-minded one
• मनस्विनी: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

O sinless, auspicious one! engage yourself in vratas and fasting after my departure to the forest inhabited by ascetics.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• vana (forest)
• muni (sages/ascetics)

FAQs

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

Dharma as disciplined living in separation: vows and fasting are presented as a sustaining ethical-spiritual response to crisis.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma instructs Sītā on religious observances she should undertake after his departure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-control (tapas) and faithful devotion.