Shloka 7

एकोनविंशः सर्गः (Sarga 19): Rāma’s Unshaken Acceptance of Exile and Kaikeyī’s Urgency

Devanagari script

अहं हि सीतां राज्यं च प्राणानिष्टान्धनानि च।हृष्टो भ्रात्रे स्वयं दद्यां भरतायाप्रचोदितः।।2.19.7।।

Transliteration

ahaṃ hi sītāṃ rājyaṃ ca prāṇān iṣṭān dhanāni ca | hṛṣṭo bhrātre svayaṃ dadyāṃ bharatāyāpracoditaḥ || 2.19.7 ||

Translation

പ്രേരണയില്ലാതെയും ഞാൻ സന്തോഷത്തോടെ സഹോദരൻ ഭരതനു രാജ്യം, ധനം, എനിക്ക് പ്രിയമായ പ്രാണങ്ങൾ—സീതയെയും വരെ—സ്വയം അർപ്പിക്കും, അത് എന്റെ സഹോദരഹിതത്തിനായാൽ.

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic/explanatory particle (निपात)

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• प्राणान्: life-breaths; life
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahu-vacana (बहुवचन)

• इष्टान्: dear; cherished
• इष्टान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahu-vacana; adjective qualifying प्राणान् (and/or implied objects)

• धनानि: wealth
• धनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Bahu-vacana

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• हृष्टः: glad; delighted
• हृष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; adjective of अहम्

• भ्रात्रे: to (my) brother
• भ्रात्रे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Caturthī vibhakti (4th/चतुर्थी), Eka-vacana

• स्वयम्: myself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic adverb

• दद्याम्: I would give
• दद्याम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Parasmaipada, Uttama-puruṣa, Eka-vacana

• भरताय: to Bharata
• भरताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Caturthī, Eka-vacana; apposition to भ्रात्रे

• अप्रचोदितः: unurged; without being prompted
• अप्रचोदितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + pra-codita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Negated past passive participle (प्रचोदित = प्रेरित; a- negation); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; adjective of अहम्

Context

Unurged, I would have gladly given to Bharata the kingdom, wealth, my mostcoveted life, and even Sita.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bharata
• Sītā
• kingdom (rājya)
• wealth (dhana)

FAQs

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

Dharma is renunciation and brotherly goodwill: Rāma places harmony and duty above personal possession and privilege.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma reassures his mother that he has no attachment to the throne and would willingly yield everything to Bharata.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Generosity and detachment (tyāga and vairāgya): he frames kingship as a trust, not a personal prize.