Valmiki Ramayana 6.34.11 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 11

सरमायाḥ सीतासान्त्वनम् तथा रावणनिश्चयश्रवणम्

Saarana Consoles Sita and Reports Ravana’s Resolve

Devanagari script

यदिनामकथातस्यनिश्चितंवापियद्भवेत् ।निवेदयेथास्सर्वंतत्परोमेस्यादमनुग्रहः ।।।।

Transliteration

yadi nāma kathā tasya niścitaṃ vāpi yad bhavet | nivedayethās sarvaṃ tat paro me syād anugrahaḥ ||

Translation

Что бы он ни решил, какое бы решение ни было окончательно утверждено, сообщи мне всё; это будет для меня величайшей милостью.

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conditional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (if)

• nāma: indeed / at all
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/indeed; 'at all')

• kathā: report / account
• kathā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• niścitām: certain
• niścitām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niścita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणं कथायाः (reading per sense: 'certain/decided')

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

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

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative: whatever/that which)

• bhavet: may be / might happen
• bhavet: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• nivedayethāḥ: you should report
• nivedayethāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vid (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; प्रार्थनार्थे (polite request)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• paraḥ: great
• paraḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणं अनुग्रहस्य (supreme/great)

• me: to me / for me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• anugrahaḥ: a favor / kindness
• anugrahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anugraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

"Indeed, please tell me certainly in toot, whatever decision that enemy takes and everything. Be kind to me and tell."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa (implied by 'tasya')
• Saramā (as addressee)

FAQs

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

Commitment to truth (satya) as moral support: Sītā asks for accurate information, showing that clarity and honesty are essential forms of help in crisis.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā requests Saramā to learn and report Rāvaṇa’s settled intention, so she can understand the danger and respond with steadiness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s discernment and composure—she seeks facts rather than rumors, even under intense pressure.