Valmiki Ramayana 5.14.45 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 45

अशोकवनिकाविचारः

Survey of the Aśoka Grove and its Enchanted Landscape

Devanagari script

सा रामा राममहिषी राघवस्य प्रिया सती।वनसञ्चारकुशला नूनमेष्यति जानकी।।।।

Transliteration

sā rāmā rāmamahiṣī rāghavasya priyā satī | vanasañcārakuśalā nūnam eṣyati jānakī ||

Translation

ព្រះនាងជានគីនោះ—ជាទីស្រឡាញ់របស់ព្រះរាឃវៈ មហេសីរបស់ព្រះរាម ស្ត្រីសុចរិតបរិសុទ្ធ និងជំនាញក្នុងការធ្វើដំណើរនៅព្រៃ—ពិតជានឹងយាងមកទីនេះ។

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• rāmā: the lovely lady
• rāmā: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; here as epithet "beautiful woman"

• rāma-mahiṣī: Rāma's queen
• rāma-mahiṣī: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + mahiṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; rāmasya mahiṣī

• rāghavasya: of Rāghava
• rāghavasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ-liṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Eka-vacana

• priyā: beloved
• priyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of sā/jānakī
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• satī: chaste, virtuous
• satī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; "virtuous/chaste"

• vana-sañcāra-kuśalā: skilled in moving about in the forest
• vana-sañcāra-kuśalā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक) + sañcāra (प्रातिपदिक) + kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: vane sañcāraḥ (locative relation) tasmin kuśalā (skilled in forest-roaming)

• nūnam: surely
• nūnam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; certainty particle

• eṣyati: will come
• eṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (future); Prathama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana

• jānakī: Jānakī
• jānakī: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jānakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strī-liṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

Context

"Beautiful Janaki, beloved queen of Rama loves to wander in forests. She will surely visit this grove.

Characters & Entities

• Jānakī (Sītā)
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is marital fidelity and truthfulness of character (satī): Sītā’s unwavering devotion to Rāma is presented as an ethical ideal.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān predicts Sītā’s appearance in the grove based on her known habits from forest life.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śīla (good character) and steadfast fidelity: Sītā is described as beloved and chaste, constant in devotion.