Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 6

सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

न हि मां त्वत्समीपस्थामपि शक्नोतिराघव।सुराणामीश्वर श्शक्रः प्रधर्षयितुमोजसा।।।।

Transliteration

na hi māṃ tvatsamīpasthām api śaknoti rāghava | surāṇām īśvaraḥ śakraḥ pradharṣayitum ojasā ||

Translation

ເພາະວ່າ ໂອ ຣາຆະວະ ເມື່ອຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຢູ່ໃກ້ພຣະອົງ ແມ່ນແຕ່ ສັກຣະ—ຈອມແຫ່ງເທວະທັງປວງ—ກໍບໍ່ອາດໃຊ້ພະລັງທັງໝົດມາທໍາຮ້າຍຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້.

Word by Word

• patihīnā: husbandless
• patihīnā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pati + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: pati-hīnā = 'deprived of husband' (qualifies nārī)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• yā: who (a woman who)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nārī: woman
• nārī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śakṣyati: will be able
• śakṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śak (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• jīvitum: to live
• jīvitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• kāmam: indeed/clearly
• kāmam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् निपात (idiomatic adverb: 'indeed/at will/fully')

• evam: thus/in this way
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb 'thus')

• vidham: manner
• vidham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'manner/type'

• rāma: O Rama
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• mama: to me/my
• mama: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• nidarśitam: has been shown/illustrated
• nidarśitam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'shown/illustrated'

Context

If I am in your company, O Rama! even the lord of the gods, Indra with all his might will not be able to hurt me.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Śakra (Indra)
• surāḥ (gods)

FAQs

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

Dharma here includes trust in the righteous protector: Sītā asserts that being with Rāma (the dharmic hero) is itself a safeguard, reinforcing the ideal of righteous guardianship.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā counters fears about forest dangers by expressing confidence that no power—even Indra—can harm her while she remains with Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage grounded in faith—Sītā’s fearlessness arises from her conviction in Rāma’s strength and righteousness.