Valmiki Ramayana 2.97.23 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 97, Shloka 23

भरतागमनशङ्कानिवारणम् / Dispelling Suspicion about Bharata’s Arrival

Chitrakuta Encampment

Devanagari script

इमां वाप्येष वैदेहीमत्यन्तसुखसेविनीम्।पिता मे राघव श्श्रीमान्वनादादाय यास्यति।।।।

Transliteration

imāṃ vāpy eṣa vaidehīm atyantasukhasevinīm | pitā me rāghava śrīmān vanād ādāya yāsyati ||

Translation

Иначе, о Рагхава, мой славный и благополучный отец уведёт Вайдехи, воспитанную в величайшем довольстве, из леса и возвратит назад.

Word by Word

• imām: this
• imām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• eṣaḥ: this (man)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• vaidehīm: Vaidehi (Sita)
• vaidehīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• atyanta-sukha-sevinīm: one accustomed to utmost comforts
• atyanta-sukha-sevinīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atyanta (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + sevinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अत्यन्तं सुखं सेवते या); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• pitā: father
• pitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• rāghava: O Raghava
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• śrīmān: prosperous/illustrious
• śrīmān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular); विशेषणम्

• vanāt: from the forest
• vanāt: Apadana (अपादानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन (Ablative singular)

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Purvakala (पूर्वकालः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): having taken

• yāsyati: will go (taking)
• yāsyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

Our father, the prosperous Dasaratha, after withdrawing this princess Vaidehi who is brought up in luxury from the forest (to Ayodhya), will return.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Daśaratha
• Forest exile (vana)

FAQs

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

Protective dharma toward those unaccustomed to hardship: Lakṣmaṇa imagines the king acting out of concern for Sītā’s well-being.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa speculates that the approaching royal presence may be meant to retrieve Sītā from forest hardship and return to the city.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Care and responsibility—Lakṣmaṇa foregrounds Sītā’s welfare and the elder’s protective impulse.