Valmiki Ramayana 2.31.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 19

लक्ष्मणस्य वनानुगमन-प्रतिज्ञा तथा आयुध-संग्रहः

Lakshmana’s Vow to Follow Rama and the Retrieval of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

तवैव तेजसा वीर भरतः पूजयिष्यति।कौसल्यां च सुमित्रां च प्रयतो नात्र संशयः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.31.19

Transliteration

tavaiva tejasā vīra bharataḥ pūjayiṣyati | kausalyāṃ ca sumitrāṃ ca prayato nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

വീരനേ, നിന്റെ തന്നെ തേജസ്സിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ ഭരതൻ നിർഭയമായി വിനയത്തോടെ കൗസല്യയെയും സുമിത്രയെയും ആദരിക്കും; ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല.

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Word by Word

• tava: of you/your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• tejasā: by (your) splendor/power
• tejasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• vīra: O hero
• vīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• pūjayiṣyati: will honor/worship
• pūjayiṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future/लृट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन (Singular)

• kausalyām: Kausalya
• kausalyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kausalyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sumitrām: Sumitra
• sumitrām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumitrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• prayataḥ: humbly/with restraint
• prayataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-yat (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण; भूतकृदन्त (past participle sense), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; अर्थः: विनीत/संयत (humble, self-restrained)

• na: not
• na: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

Noble Kausalya has under her charge a thousand villages for her sustenance. She can support a thousand men like me.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Bharata
• Kausalyā
• Sumitrā

FAQs

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

Confidence in righteous character: Lakṣmaṇa affirms that Bharata will uphold familial dharma by honoring elders and mothers, guided by Rāma’s moral authority.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa reassures Rāma that Bharata will not neglect Kausalyā and Sumitrā during Rāma’s absence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faith in virtue and kinship obligations—Lakṣmaṇa highlights Bharata’s likely humility and respect.