Valmiki Ramayana 2.107.8 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 107, Shloka 8

पितृवाक्यपालनम्, गयाश्रुति-उपदेशः, भरतस्य राज्यग्रहण-निर्देशः

Rama’s Counsel on Vows, the Gaya Śruti, and Bharata’s Return to Rule

Devanagari script

सोऽहं वनमिदं प्राप्तो निर्जनं लक्ष्मणान्वितः।सीतया चाप्रतिद्वन्द्व स्सत्यवादे स्थितः पितुः।।2.107.8।।

Transliteration

so ’haṃ vanam idaṃ prāpto nirjanaṃ lakṣmaṇānvitaḥ |

sītayā cāpratidvandvaḥ satyavāde sthitaḥ pituḥ || 2.107.8 ||

Translation

Так я достиг этого безлюдного леса вместе с Лакшманой и Ситой, твёрдо решив утвердить правдивость моего отца, не имеющего равных в верности слову.

Word by Word

• bhavān: you (honorific)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun of respect, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, inclusion particle

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, manner adverb

• iti: thus (saying)
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphasis particle

• pitaram: father
• pitaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• satyavādinam: truth-speaking/true to his word
• satyavādinam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satyavādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; adjective to pitaram

• kartum: to make/do (him so)
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), indeclinable verbal noun

• arhati: should/is fit to
• arhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present/लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• rājendra: O king of kings
• rājendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular; कर्मधारयः: rājā eva indraḥ (Indra among kings)

• kṣipram: quickly
• kṣipram: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipram (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, manner adverb

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphasis particle

• abhiṣecanāt: by coronation
• abhiṣecanāt: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiṣecana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th), Singular; 'by/through coronation' (instrumental sense expressed by ablative in usage)

Context

I have come to this lonely forest accompanied by Lakshmana and Sita, bent upon upholding the truth of our unrivalled father's words.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bharata
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā
• Daśaratha
• forest

FAQs

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

Dharma as satya-rakṣaṇa (guarding truth): Rāma frames exile as a conscious act to preserve the moral authority of a father’s pledged word.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma, speaking to Bharata, describes his present state in the forest with Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā and explains the moral resolve behind it.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s integrity and steadfastness, and also Lakṣmaṇa’s and Sītā’s devoted solidarity in hardship.