Valmiki Ramayana 2.34.44-45: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shlokas 44-45

रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम् · The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave

Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse

Devanagari script

मा विमर्शो वसुमती भरताय प्रदीयताम् ॥४४॥

न हि मे काङ्क्षितं राज्यं सुखमात्मनि वा प्रियम् ।

यथानिदेशं कर्तुं वै तवैव रघुनन्दन ॥४५॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.34.44-45

Transliteration

mā vimarśo vasumatī bharatāya pradīyatām ||44||

na hi me kāṅkṣitaṁ rājyaṁ sukham ātmani vā priyam |

yathā-nideśaṁ kartuṁ vai tavaiva raghunandana ||45||

Translation

Nie rozpamiętuj tego. Niech władza nad ziemią zostanie przekazana Bharacie. Nie pragnę królestwa ani osobistej przyjemności; to, co mi najdroższe, to jedynie wypełnienie twojego rozkazu, o radości rodu Raghu.

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Word by Word

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (prohibitive particle)

• vimarśaḥ: brooding/deliberation
• vimarśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimarśa (विमर्श) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निषेधार्थे ‘मा’ सह (let there be no brooding)

• vasumatī: the earth
• vasumatī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasumatī (वसुमती) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bharatāya: to Bharata
• bharatāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (भरत) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• pradīyatām: let it be given
• pradīyatām: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (दा) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि (passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• me: my/to me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• kāṅkṣitam: desired
• kāṅkṣitam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāṅkṣita (प्रातिपदिक; √kāṅkṣ)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (desired), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (राज्य) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sukham: pleasure
• sukham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (सुख) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ātmani: for myself/in myself
• ātmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (आत्मन्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘for myself/in myself’

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (or)

• priyam: dear
• priyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रिय) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• yathā-nideśam: according to the command
• yathā-nideśam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā-nideśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास: यथा + निदेशम्; अव्ययवत् (according to the command)

• kartum: to do/carry out
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थ (indeed)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• eva: only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (only)

• raghunandana: O delight of the Raghu race
• raghunandana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu-nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: रघोः नन्दनः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

Do not brood. Bestow the kingdom on Bharata. I do not have any desire for the kingdom or pleasure. Nothing is dearer to me than compliance with your order, O Delight of the Raghu race!

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• Bharata
• Raghu lineage (Raghu)

FAQs

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

Dharma as selflessness and duty: Rāma rejects personal gain and prioritizes obedience to rightful authority and truth-bound obligation.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma urges Daśaratha not to grieve or hesitate and to install Bharata, while Rāma commits to following the king’s order.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vairāgya (detachment from power/pleasure) and niṣṭhā (firm commitment) to the father’s command.