Valmiki Ramayana 2.27.24 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 24

सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

फलमूलाशना नित्यं भविष्यामि न संशयः ।

न त्वां दुःखयिष्यामि निर्विशन्ती सह त्वया ॥

Transliteration

phalamūlāśanā nityaṃ bhaviṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ |

na tvāṃ duḥkhayiṣyāmi nirviśantī saha tvayā ||

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าจักดำรงชีพด้วยรากไม้และผลไม้เป็นนิตย์ มิได้มีความสงสัยเลย และเมื่ออยู่ร่วมกับท่าน ข้าพเจ้าจักไม่ก่อให้ท่านมีความทุกข์โศกหรือความเดือดร้อนใด ๆ

Word by Word

• vanam: to the forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/गन्तव्य), एकवचन

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• netum: to take (her)
• netum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive), प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose: to take/lead)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• kṛtā: made, formed
• kṛtā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त) → kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies matiḥ)

• matiḥ: decision, intention
• matiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb: then)

• abhavat: was, happened
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• rāmeṇa: by Rāma
• rāmeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (M), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• yadā: when
• yadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक-सम्बन्ध (relative temporal: when)

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled (one)
• mahātmanā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: महान् आत्मा यस्य; पुल्लिङ्ग (M), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies rāmeṇa)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• tasya: of him / his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग (M/Neut), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• sītā: Sītā
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• vacanam: words, request
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• cakāra: did (comply)
• cakāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; न चकार = did not do/comply

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; (refers to that request/statement)

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रम (ablatival adverb: then/thereafter/from that)

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• rāmam: to Rāma
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; (object of abravīt: these words)

• suduḥkhitā: deeply grieved
• suduḥkhitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + duḥkhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies sītā)

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama
• Fruits
• Roots

FAQs

What specific assurance does Sita provide to Rama regarding the forest lifestyle?

Sita assures Rama that she will adopt the ascetic diet of roots and fruits (phalamūlāśanā) and promises that her presence will not be a source of grief or burden to him.

How does this verse reflect the concept of Sahadharmini Dharma?

It illustrates the wife's resolve to share her husband's path and hardships (Dharma) without complaint, prioritizing their union over personal comfort.