Valmiki Ramayana 2.31.24 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 24

लक्ष्मणस्य वनानुगमन-प्रतिज्ञा तथा आयुध-संग्रहः

Lakshmana’s Vow to Follow Rama and the Retrieval of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

आहरिष्यामि ते नित्यं मूलानि च फलानि च।वन्यानि यानि चान्यानि स्वाहाराणि तपस्विनाम्।।।।

Transliteration

āhariṣyāmi te nityaṃ mūlāni ca phalāni ca | vanyāni yāni cānyāni svāhārāṇi tapasvinām ||

Translation

ทุกวันข้าพระองค์จักเก็บรวบรวมรากไม้และผลไม้ถวายแด่พระองค์ และอาหารป่าอื่นใดที่เหมาะเป็นภักษาของเหล่าฤๅษีผู้บำเพ็ญตบะ

Word by Word

• āhariṣyāmi: I will bring/collect
• āhariṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• te: for you/to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन

• nityam: daily/always
• nityam: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative): नित्यं = always/daily

• mūlāni: roots
• mūlāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• phalāni: fruits
• phalāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• vanyāni: wild/forest (items)
• vanyāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (forest-produced)

• yāni: which
• yāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• anyāni: other
• anyāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (other)

• svāhārāṇi: proper foods/eatables
• svāhārāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय: स्वः आहारः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• tapasvinām: of ascetics
• tapasvinām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

Context

When you go about for pleasure on mountain slopes along with Sita, I shall do everything for you, whether you are awake or asleep.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma of simplicity and disciplined living: Lakṣmaṇa commits to sustaining Rāma in a tapasvin-like mode—pure, minimal, and appropriate to exile.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa explains how he will provide daily necessities in the forest, aligning their life with ascetic standards.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Diligence and humility—he embraces menial, repetitive tasks as sacred service.