Valmiki Ramayana 2.29.10: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 10

सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

आदेशो वनवासस्य प्राप्तव्य स्स मया किल।सा त्वया सह तत्राहं यास्यामि प्रिय नान्यथा।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.29.10

Transliteration

ādeśo vanavāsasya prāptavyaḥ sa mayā kila | sā tvayā saha tatrāhaṃ yāsyāmi priya nānyathā || 2.29.10 ||

Translation

वनवासस्यादेशोऽयं मया किल प्राप्तव्यः; प्रिय, त्वया सह तत्राहं यास्यामि, नान्यथा।

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Word by Word

• आदेशः: order, command
• आदेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वनवासस्य: of forest-dwelling (exile)
• वनवासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः वन+वास (तत्पुरुषः)

• प्राप्तव्यः: to be undertaken/obtained
• प्राप्तव्यः: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृत्य-विशेषण (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (to be obtained/undertaken)

• सः: that (he/that order)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• किल: indeed, certainly
• किल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चय/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ (indeed, as is said)

• सा: she (that woman = I)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)

• त्वया: with you / by you
• त्वया: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable), सहार्थक (together with)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यास्यामि: I shall go
• यास्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रिय: O beloved
• प्रिय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

Context

Therefore, O my beloved I must certainly obtain such a command to dwell in the forest. I must accompany you to the forest and it cannot be otherwise.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• vanavāsa (forest exile)

FAQs

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

Sītā frames companionship with her husband as her rightful dharma: she treats exile not as Rāma’s burden alone but as a shared obligation.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā answers Rāma’s attempt to protect her by refusing separation and asserting she will accompany him into the forest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unwavering commitment—Sītā’s firmness (niścaya) and loyalty to Rāma.