Valmiki Ramayana 2.34.45 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 45

रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम्

The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse

Devanagari script

मा विमर्शो वसुमती भरताय प्रदीयताम्।।2.34.44।।न हि मे काङ्क्षितं राज्यं सुखमात्मनि वा प्रियम्।यथानिदेशं कर्तुं वै तवैव रघुनन्दन।।2.34.45।।

Transliteration

mā vimarśo vasumatī bharatāya pradīyatām |

na hi me kāṅkṣitaṁ rājyaṁ sukham ātmani vā priyam |

yathā-nideśaṁ kartuṁ vai tavaiva raghunandana ||

Translation

อย่าทรงครุ่นคิดเลย ขอจงมอบอธิปไตยแห่งแผ่นดินแก่พระภรตเถิด ข้าพเจ้าไม่ปรารถนาราชสมบัติ และไม่ใฝ่สุขส่วนตน โอ้รฆุนันทนะ สิ่งที่เป็นที่รักยิ่งของข้าพเจ้ามีเพียงการกระทำตามพระบัญชาของพระองค์เท่านั้น

Word by Word

• apagacchatu: let (it) go away
• apagacchatu: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-√gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; ‘तव/ते’

• duḥkham: sorrow
• duḥkham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (दुःख) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (prohibitive)

• bhūḥ: be
• bhūḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘मा’ सह निषेधार्थ (do not be)

• bāṣpa-pariplutaḥ: flooded with tears
• bāṣpa-pariplutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāṣpa-paripluta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: बाष्पेण परिप्लुतः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थ (indeed)

• kṣubhyati: is agitated
• kṣubhyati: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣubh (क्षुभ्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• durdharṣaḥ: indomitable
• durdharṣaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur-dharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: दुर् + धर्ष (उपसर्ग-तत्पुरुष); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• samudraḥ: ocean
• samudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (समुद्र) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saritām: of rivers
• saritām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarit (सरित्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• patiḥ: lord
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (पति) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Do not brood. Bestow the kingdom on Bharata. I do not have any desire for the kingdom or pleasure. Nothing is dearer to me than compliance with your order, O Delight of the Raghu race

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• Bharata
• Raghu lineage (Raghu)

FAQs

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

Dharma as selflessness and duty: Rāma rejects personal gain and prioritizes obedience to rightful authority and truth-bound obligation.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma urges Daśaratha not to grieve or hesitate and to install Bharata, while Rāma commits to following the king’s order.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vairāgya (detachment from power/pleasure) and niṣṭhā (firm commitment) to the father’s command.