Valmiki Ramayana 2.27.1 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 27, Shloka 1

सीताया वनगमननिश्चयः

Sita’s Resolve to Accompany Rama to the Forest

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता तु वैदेही प्रियार्हा प्रियवादिनी।प्रणयादेव संक्रुद्धा भर्तारमिदमब्रवीत्।।।।

Transliteration

evam uktā tu vaidehī priyārhā priyavādinī | praṇayād eva saṅkruddhā bhartāram idam abravīt ||

Translation

یوں کہے جانے پر ویدیہی—جو محبت کے لائق اور شیریں گفتار تھی—محض پریم کے سبب رنجیدہ ہو کر، اپنے پتی سے یہ کلمات بولی۔

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (manner adverb/प्रकार)

• uktā: (having been) addressed
• uktā: Karta (कर्ता; adjectival to vaidehī)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Bhūta-kṛdanta past passive participle; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'having been spoken to'

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/virodha-nipāta (particle: 'but/indeed')

• vaidehī: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• vaidehī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• priyārhā: worthy of love
• priyārhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; of vaidehī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya-arhā (प्रातिपदिक); components: priya (प्रिय) + arhā (अर्हा)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'worthy of affection'

• priyavādinī: sweet-speaking
• priyavādinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; of vaidehī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya-vādinī (प्रातिपदिक); components: priya (प्रिय) + vādinī (वादिनी)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'speaking pleasantly'

• praṇayāt: from love/out of affection
• praṇayāt: Hetu (हेतु; cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; ablative of cause

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle

• saṅkruddhā: angered
• saṅkruddhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; of vaidehī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-krudh (सम्-क्रुध् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle used adjectivally; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• bhartāram: (to) her husband
• bhartāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; object of abravīt

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: Luṅ lakāra (aorist/लुङ्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Context

When the sweet-tongued daughter of Videha (Sita) who deserved affection, heard this she was very angry out of her love (for Rama). She said these wordsto her husband (in reply):

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Rāma
• Videha

FAQs

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

Dharma includes honest speech within loving relationships; even anger can be dharmic when rooted in loyalty and the pursuit of what is right.

What is the narrative situation?

After hearing Rāma’s position, Sītā prepares to answer, emotionally stirred but motivated by devotion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s steadfast love and moral agency—she is not passive, but responds with conviction.