Valmiki Ramayana 2.30.40: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 40

सीताया वनानुगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

सा हि सृष्टाऽनवद्याङ्गि वनाय मदिरेक्षणे।अनुगच्छस्व मां भीरु सहधर्मचरी भव।।2.30.40।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.30.40

Transliteration

sā hi sṛṣṭā ’navadyāṅgi vanāya madirekṣaṇe |

anugacchasva māṃ bhīru saha-dharma-carī bhava ||2.30.40||

Translation

यथा सत्यधर्मपथे स्थितः पिता मां शास्ति, तथा वर्तितुमिच्छामि; स हि धर्मः सनातनः।

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Word by Word

• sā: you (she)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निश्चय/हेतु-प्राय)

• sṛṣṭā: created
• sṛṣṭā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sṛj (सृज्) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'created'

• anavadya-aṅgi: O faultless-limbed one
• anavadya-aṅgi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anavadya (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: 'one whose limbs are faultless'

• vanāya: for the forest (life)
• vanāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• madira-īkṣaṇe: O one with enchanting eyes
• madira-īkṣaṇe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madira (प्रातिपदिक) + īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: 'one whose eyes are intoxicating'

• anugacchasva: follow
• anugacchasva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√gam (गम्)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhīru: O timid/gentle one
• bhīru: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• saha-dharma-cārī: companion in dharma
• saha-dharma-cārī: Karma (कर्म; predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + cārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); अव्ययीभाव: 'one who acts together in dharma'

• bhava: become
• bhava: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

O one with fascinating eyes and exquisite beauty you were born to live in the forest. O gentle lady, assist me in carrying out my duties.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Marriage is framed as shared duty: the ideal spouse is a sahadharma-cāriṇī—one who walks together in righteous responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama responds to Sita’s resolve by inviting her to accompany him, acknowledging her role as a partner in dharma during exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Mutual commitment: Rama’s acceptance of Sita’s companionship and Sita’s readiness for hardship in the path of dharma.