Valmiki Ramayana 2.30.26 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 26

सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

तां परिष्वज्य बाहुभ्यां विसंज्ञामिव दुःखिताम्।उवाच वचनं रामः परिविश्वासयंस्तदा।।2.30.26।।

Transliteration

tāṃ pariṣvajya bāhubhyāṃ visaṃjñām iva duḥkhitām | uvāca vacanaṃ rāmaḥ pariviśvāsayaṃs tadā || 2.30.26 ||

Translation

ദുഃഖത്തിൽ വിങ്ങി മൂർഛിച്ചവളെപ്പോലെ ആയ അവളെ രാമൻ ഇരുകൈകളാലും ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്ത്, ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കുവാൻ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• परिष्वज्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having embraced’

• बाहुभ्याम्: with (his) two arms
• बाहुभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), द्विवचन

• विसंज्ञाम्: unconscious
• विसंज्ञाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विसंज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ताम्)

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha/Upamana-marker (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• दुःखिताम्: grief-stricken
• दुःखिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ताम्)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वचनम्: words; a statement
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• परिविश्वासयन्: reassuring
• परिविश्वासयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-वि-√श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग; ‘reassuring (her)’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Context

With his arms Rama embraced Sita who had almost fainted in grief. And in order to create confidence in her he said these words:

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma includes care for others’ wellbeing; righteous resolve is paired with compassion and emotional responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing Sītā overwhelmed, Rāma embraces her and prepares to speak words of reassurance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s tenderness and steadiness—he does not abandon duty, yet he supports Sītā with empathy.