Valmiki Ramayana 2.29.10: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 10

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

Spoken by Sita to RamaSetting: AyodhyaPlaces named: vana (forest)Decision point: joining forest-exile

Devanagari script

आदेशो वनवासस्य प्राप्तव्य स्स मया किल ।

सा त्वया सह तत्राहं यास्यामि प्रिय नान्यथा ॥१०॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.29.10

Transliteration

ādeśo vanavāsasya prāptavyaḥ sa mayā kila |

sā tvayā saha tatrāhaṃ yāsyāmi priya nānyathā ||10||

Translation

Wahai kekasih, perintah untuk berdiam di rimba itu pasti juga harus kuterima; dan di sana, bersama tuan, aku akan pergi—tiada jalan lain.

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Word by Word

• आदेशः: order, command
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• वनवासस्य: of forest-dwelling (exile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः वन+वास (तत्पुरुषः)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• प्राप्तव्यः: to be undertaken/obtained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृत्य-विशेषण (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (to be obtained/undertaken)
• Role: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)

• सः: that (he/that order)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• मया: by me
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
• Role: Karana (करण)

• किल: indeed, certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चय/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ (indeed, as is said)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)

• सा: she (that woman = I)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• त्वया: with you / by you
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
• Role: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable), सहार्थक (together with)
• Role: Sahartha (सहार्थ)

• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)

• अहम्: I
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• यास्यामि: I shall go
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)

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

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)
• Role: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)
• Role: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)

Sandhi Notes

• प्राप्तव्यः स्स → प्राप्तव्यः सः (विसर्ग-सन्धि/लिप्यन्तर-दोष)
• तत्राहं → तत्र अहम्
• नान्यथा → न अन्यथा

Context

Therefore, O my beloved I must certainly obtain such a command to dwell in the forest. I must accompany you to the forest and it cannot be otherwise.

The teaching

Love matures into shared duty: to walk the righteous path together, even when it becomes austere.

Duties in tension

• Comfort/safety in palace vs chosen participation in spouse’s exile-dharma
• Obedience to royal order vs personal fear of hardship

Ethical theme

Sahadharma / niṣkāma-kartavya

How it resolves

Voluntary embrace of hardship as dharma

For your practice

Model for steadfast devotion (ananyatā) and taking vows aligned with dharma; useful for sankalpa practice.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Vira (heroism), with Shringara (love)

Mood

Unyielding, devotional, courageous

Themes

• Dharma
• Maryada
• Ethics
• Pativratā-dharma
• Satya
• Resolve

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• vanavāsa (forest exile)

FAQs

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

Sītā frames companionship with her husband as her rightful dharma: she treats exile not as Rāma’s burden alone but as a shared obligation.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā answers Rāma’s attempt to protect her by refusing separation and asserting she will accompany him into the forest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unwavering commitment—Sītā’s firmness (niścaya) and loyalty to Rāma.