Valmiki Ramayana 2.29.22 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 22

सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

एवं बहुविधं तं सा याचते गमनं प्रति।नानुमेने महाबाहुस्तां नेतुं विजनं वनम्।।।।

Transliteration

evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ taṃ sā yācate gamanaṃ prati | nānumene mahābāhus tāṃ netuṃ vijanaṃ vanam ||

Translation

Dengan pelbagai cara dia merayu tentang perjalanan itu; namun yang berlengan perkasa itu tidak juga mengizinkan untuk membawanya ke rimba yang sunyi.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय

• बहुविधम्: in many ways
• बहुविधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (बहु-विधम् = अनेकप्रकारम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (याचनम्)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• याचते: requests/begs
• याचते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• गमनम्: going/departure
• गमनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक; √गम्-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रति: about/towards
• प्रति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; अर्थः—प्रति/विषये (towards/about)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• अनुमेने: consented/approved
• अनुमेने: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed (Rama)
• महाबाहुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (महान्तौ बाहू यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्यः—रामः

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

• नेतुम्: to take
• नेतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• विजनम्: desolate
• विजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (वनम्)

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

Thus spoken to (prevented), Sita was filled with grief and cried, drenching the ground with warm tears that fell from her eyes.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Rāma’s reluctance reflects protective duty and prudence: dharma includes safeguarding loved ones, even when they demand to share hardship.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration summarizes Sītā’s repeated pleas and Rāma’s continued refusal to take her into exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s restraint and responsibility: he weighs danger and duty rather than yielding immediately to emotion.