Valmiki Ramayana 2.30.13: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 13

सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः · Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

महावातसमुद्धूतं यन्मामपकरिष्यति ।

रजो रमण तन्मन्ये परार्थ्यमिव चन्दनम् ॥१३॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.30.13

Transliteration

mahāvātasamuddhūtaṁ yan mām apakariṣyati |

rajo ramaṇa tan manye parārthyam iva candanam ||13||

Translation

പ്രിയനേ, മഹാവാതം ഉയർത്തുന്ന പൊടി എനിക്ക് ചൊറിയുകയോ വേദനിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്താലും, അതിനെ ഞാൻ പരമോത്തമ ചന്ദനലേപംപോലെ പുണ്യസുഗന്ധമായി കരുതും.

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Word by Word

• mahāvātasamuddhūtam: raised by a strong wind
• mahāvātasamuddhūtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + vāta + sam-ud-√dhū (धू, धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (rajaḥ); तत्पुरुषः (mahā-vāta-samuddhūta = raised by great wind)

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• apakariṣyati: will harm / will affect adversely
• apakariṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa + √kṛ (कृ, धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• rajaḥ: dust
• rajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ramaṇa: O beloved
• ramaṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (rajaḥ-विशेष्यस्य पुनर्निर्देशः)

• manye: I consider
• manye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (मन्, धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• parārthyam: most excellent
• parārthyam: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parārthya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (candanam)

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• candanam: sandalwood (paste/powder)
• candanam: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

I shall regard, O charming Rama, the harmful dust raised by the stormy wind and settled on me as the most excellent sandal powder.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma as joyful acceptance for a righteous cause: Sītā’s truth is that companionship in dharma outweighs bodily comfort.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā poetically dismisses the pains of the forest, insisting that even irritants will feel pleasant if she is with Rama.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Cheerful endurance (sahiṣṇutā) and devotion—she converts suffering into something auspicious through intention.