Valmiki Ramayana 2.33.24-25: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 33, Shlokas 24-25

त्रयस्त्रिंशः सर्गः · Civic Lament and Rama’s Dutiful Approach to Daśaratha

Devanagari script

तृणमांस फलादानां देशं व्यालमृगद्विजम् ॥२४॥

प्रपद्यतां हि कैकेयी सपुत्रा सह बान्धवैः ।

राघवेण वने सर्वे वयं वत्स्याम निर्वृताः ॥२५॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.33.24-25

Transliteration

tṛṇamāṃsaphalādānāṃ deśaṃ vyālamṛgadvijam ||24||

prapadyatāṃ hi kaikeyī saputrā saha bāndhavaiḥ |

rāghaveṇa vane sarve vayaṃ vatsyāma nirvṛtāḥ ||25||

Translation

గడ్డి, మాంసం, ఫలాలు భుజించే జీవులతో నిండిన, సర్పాలు, మృగాలు, పక్షులతో కూడిన ఈ దేశాన్ని కైకేయి తన కుమారుడితో, బంధువులతో కలిసి స్వాధీనం చేసుకోనుగాక. మేమంతా రాఘవునితో అరణ్యంలో నివసిస్తాము—సంతృప్తితో, శాంతితో।

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Word by Word

• तृण-मांस-फल-आदानाम्: of grass-, flesh-, and fruit-eaters
• तृण-मांस-फल-आदानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण/मांस/फल (प्रातिपदिक) + आद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; 'आद' = eater; genitive plural qualifying deśam

• देशम्: region/country
• देशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्याल-मृग-द्विजम्: full of reptiles, beasts, and birds
• व्याल-मृग-द्विजम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याल (प्रातिपदिक) + मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व used adjectivally: 'having reptiles/beasts/birds'

• प्रपद्यताम्: let her resort to/enter
• प्रपद्यताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-पद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; (with subject kaikeyī)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/causal nuance

• कैकेयी: Kaikeyi
• कैकेयी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स-पुत्रा: together with (her) son
• स-पुत्रा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (कैकेयी); 'with her son'

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• बान्धवैः: with (her) relatives
• बान्धवैः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• राघवेण: with Rama
• राघवेण: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वयम्)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वत्स्याम: will live
• वत्स्याम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• निर्वृताः: content/at ease
• निर्वृताः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्वृत (प्रातिपदिक) / निर्-वृ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त/विशेषण; predicate adjective of वयम्

Context

Let Kaikeyi along with her son and her relatives acquire that country which will be inhabited by birds and animals living on grass, fruits, and flesh. Withdrawn, we shall happily live in the forest along with Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyi
• Raghava
• forest

FAQs

How does this verse reflect dharma in the Ayodhya episode?

The verse frames a dharmic response to injustice: rather than cling to power, the speaker proposes renunciation—choosing life with Rāma in the forest—thereby prioritizing righteousness and loyalty over kingship.

Where is satya (truth) implied in this verse?

Satya is implied in accepting the reality of exile and speaking plainly about consequences: Kaikeyī may keep the kingdom, while those committed to Rāma will live truthfully and consistently with their allegiance, without deceit or retaliation.