Valmiki Ramayana 2.52.91 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52, Shloka 91

गङ्गातरणम्, सुमन्त्र-प्रतिनिवर्तनम्, जटाधारणम्

Crossing the Gaṅgā; Sumantra’s Return; Adoption of Ascetic Signs

Devanagari script

पुनरेव महाबाहुर्मया भ्रात्रा च सङ्गतः।अयोध्यां वनवासात्तु प्रविशत्वनघोऽनघे।।2.52.91।।

Transliteration

punar eva mahābāhur mayā bhrātrā ca saṅgataḥ | ayodhyāṃ vanavāsāt tu praviśatv anagho 'naghe || 2.52.91 ||

Translation

اے بےگناہ! دعا ہے کہ مہاباہو، بےعیب رام—مجھ سے اور اپنے بھائی سے پھر مل کر—جنگل کے واس کے بعد دوبارہ ایودھیا میں داخل ہوں۔

Word by Word

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल-अव्यय/adverb of time)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (अवधारण-निपात/emphasis 'indeed/just')

• mahā-bāhuḥ: the mighty-armed (Rama)
• mahā-bāhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'great-armed'

• mayā: with me
• mayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Strīliṅga (pronoun), Tṛtīyā (तृतीया/3rd case, instrumental), Ekavacana

• bhrātrā: with (his) brother
• bhrātrā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samucchaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात/and)

• saṅgataḥ: joined/associated
• saṅgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective of mahābāhuḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√gam (धातु)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त/PPP), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'having come together/associated'

• ayodhyām: to Ayodhya
• ayodhyām: Karma (कर्म/Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• vanavāsāt: from forest-exile
• vanavāsāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana-vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (पञ्चमी/5th case, ablative), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: vana + vāsa = 'forest-dwelling/exile'

• tu: then/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Virodha/Anvaya-nipāta (निपात/contrastive 'but/then')

• praviśatu: may (he) enter
• praviśatu: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/Imperative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• anaghaḥ: blemishless
• anaghaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-agha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; nañ-tatpuruṣa sense (negation): 'sinless'

• anaghe: O blameless one
• anaghe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: an-agha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative), Ekavacana

Context

O sacred one! may the blemishless, mighty-armed Rama accompanied by me andhis brother re-enter Ayodhya after the exile.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa (implied by bhrātṛ)
• Ayodhyā
• forest exile (vanavāsa)
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

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

Dharma as steadfastness through trial: the prayer centers on rightful restoration after exile, affirming that endurance and integrity lead back to rightful order.

What is the narrative situation?

During the crossing, Sītā prays that Rāma, with her and his brother, will return to Ayodhyā after completing the forest exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s loyalty and dharmic resolve—she imagines the exile not as abandonment but as a phase that ends in reunion and restoration.