Valmiki Ramayana 2.45.25: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 25

अयोध्यावासिजनानुरागः · The People and Brahmins Follow Rama toward Exile

Devanagari script

हृदयेष्वेव तिष्ठन्ति वेदा ये नः परं धनम् ।

वत्स्यन्त्यपि गृहेष्वेव दाराश्चारित्ररक्षिताः ॥२५॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.45.25

Transliteration

hṛdayeṣv eva tiṣṭhanti vedā ye naḥ paraṁ dhanam |

vatsyanty api gṛheṣv eva dārāś cāritrarakṣitāḥ ||25||

Translation

พระเวท—ทรัพย์อันประเสริฐยิ่งของเรา—ตั้งมั่นอยู่ในดวงใจของเราเอง และภรรยาของเรา ผู้ได้รับการคุ้มครองด้วยความซื่อสัตย์ในจรรยา จะพำนักอยู่ในเรือน

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Word by Word

• हृदयेषु: in (our) hearts
• हृदयेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphasis particle

• तिष्ठन्ति: remain, stay
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वेदाः: the Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ये: which
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; relative pronoun referring to वेदाः

• नः: our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• परम्: supreme, greatest
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; adjective to धनम्

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate nominative

• वत्स्यन्ति: will stay
• वत्स्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अपि: also
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle

• गृहेषु: in homes
• गृहेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphasis particle

• दाराः: wives
• दाराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; pluralia tantum

• चारित्र-रक्षिताः: protected by fidelity/good conduct
• चारित्र-रक्षिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; past passive participle (क्त) agreeing with दाराः; समासः—चारित्रेण रक्षिताः (instrumental-tatpurusha sense)

Context

The Vedas are our greatest wealth and they reside in our hearts. Our wives, protected by their fidelity, shall stay at home.

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Rama

FAQs

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

True wealth is inner, not external: dharma is preserved through internalized sacred knowledge and through fidelity and ethical conduct within the household.

What is the narrative situation?

The Brahmins reassure Rama that even if they accompany him, their sacred capital (Vedas) is secure in memory and their households will remain protected by virtue.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Integrity and continence (cāritra): moral self-guarding that sustains social and spiritual order even in crisis.