Valmiki Ramayana 2.30.44-45: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shlokas 44-45

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

Devanagari script

भूषणानि महार्हाणि वरवस्त्राणि यानि च ।

रमणीयाश्च ये केचित्क्रीडार्थाश्चाप्युपस्कराः ॥४४॥

शयनीयानि यानानि मम चान्यानि यानि च ।

देहि स्वभृत्यवर्गस्य ब्राह्मणानामनन्तरम् ॥४५॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.30.44-45

Transliteration

bhūṣaṇāni mahārhāṇi varavastrāṇi yāni ca |

ramaṇīyāśca ye kecitkrīḍārthāścāpyupaskarāḥ ||44||

śayanīyāni yānāni mama cānyāni yāni ca |

dehi svabhṛtyavargasya brāhmaṇānāmanantaram ||45||

Translation

Rozdaj swoje bardzo cenne ozdoby, doskonałe szaty, urocze przedmioty przeznaczone do rekreacji, moje łoża, rydwany i inne posiadłości twoim sługom. Potem ofiaruj pozostałe rzeczy braminom.

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Word by Word

• bhūṣaṇāni: ornaments
• bhūṣaṇāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mahārhāṇi: very valuable
• mahārhāṇi: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-arha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying 'bhūṣaṇāni/varavastrāṇi/…'

• vara-vastrāṇi: fine clothes
• vara-vastrāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); 'excellent garments'

• yāni: which (things)
• yāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun referring to items

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• ramaṇīyāḥ: charming
• ramaṇīyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramaṇīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying 'upaskarāḥ'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• ye: which (those)
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun referring to 'upaskarāḥ'

• kecit: some, any
• kecit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kecit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); indefinite pronoun

• krīḍā-arthāḥ: meant for sport
• krīḍā-arthāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'for play' qualifying 'upaskarāḥ'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि = 'also')

• upaskarāḥ: articles, equipment
• upaskarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; items to be given—understood as objects in instruction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upaskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• śayanīyāni: fit for lying/sleeping (beds, couches)
• śayanīyāni: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śayanīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying 'yānāni'

• yānāni: vehicles, conveyances
• yānāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• anyāni: other
• anyāni: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying 'yāni (things)'

• yāni: which (things)
• yāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sva-bhṛtya-vargasya: of your own attendants’ group
• sva-bhṛtya-vargasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; beneficiary group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक) + varga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः: कर्मधारय (sva-bhṛtya = 'one's own servants') + तत्पुरुष (…-varga = 'group of …')

• brāhmaṇānām: of/for the brahmins
• brāhmaṇānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); 'after (giving) to brahmins' sense with 'anantaram'

• anantaram: after that, thereafter
• anantaram: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रमवाचक-अव्यय): 'afterwards/thereafter'

Context

Distribute among your attendants highly valuable ornaments and excellent clothing, charming articles meant for (court) sport, my couches, chariots and all other things. Offer the rest to brahmins.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmins

FAQs

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

The verse exemplifies the principle of dana (charitable giving) and tyaga (renunciation) as essential aspects of dharma. Before entering the forest, Rama instructs Sita to distribute wealth to servants and brahmins, demonstrating that righteous departure requires settling obligations and practicing generosity. This reflects the Hindu ideal that one should not hoard wealth when embarking on a spiritual journey.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama is giving final instructions to Sita before their departure to the forest. He directs her to distribute their possessions, ornaments, clothing, recreational items, furniture, and vehicles, to their attendants and then to brahmins, ensuring that their material wealth is properly distributed before they embrace the ascetic life of vanavasa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The verse emphasizes the virtue of detachment and generosity. Rama demonstrates that true dharma requires letting go of material attachments and ensuring that wealth serves others. The instruction to give to brahmins also reflects respect for the priestly class and the sacred duty of supporting those who preserve spiritual knowledge.