Valmiki Ramayana 2.117.4 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 4

अत्र्याश्रमगमनम् तथा अनसूयोपदेशः

Arrival at Atri’s Hermitage and Anasuya’s Counsel

Devanagari script

तस्मादन्यत्र गच्छाम इति सञ्चिन्त्य राघवः।प्रातिष्ठत स वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणेन च सङ्गतः।।।।

Transliteration

tasmād anyatra gacchāma iti sañcintya rāghavaḥ | prātiṣṭhata sa vaidehyā lakṣmaṇena ca saṅgataḥ ||

Translation

“కాబట్టి మనము ఇతరత్ర వెళ్లుదాం” అని నిర్ణయించుకొని రాఘవుడు వైదేహి మరియు లక్ష్మణునితో కలిసి బయలుదేరెను।

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• anyatra: elsewhere
• anyatra: Gati (गति/Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (elsewhere)

• gacchāma: let us go / we go
• gacchāma: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/विचारसूचक

• sañcintya: having decided/thought
• sañcintya: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+cint (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive), 'सञ्चिन्त्य'

• rāghavaḥ: Rama
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prātiṣṭhata: set out
• prātiṣṭhata: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; प्र-आ-तिष्ठत

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vaidēhyā: with Vaidehi (Sita)
• vaidēhyā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidēhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• lakṣmaṇena: with Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• saṅgataḥ: accompanied
• saṅgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam+gam (धातु) + saṅgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त = 'accompanied/associated'

Context

We shall, therefore, go to some other place, having resolved thus, Rama accompanied by Sita and Lakshmana set forth.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Steadfastness in righteous resolve: once a dharmic decision is made, it is carried out without wavering.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma decides to move on to another place and begins the journey with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s firmness and calm leadership in exile, guiding his companions with clarity.