Valmiki Ramayana 2.52.90: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52, Shloka 90

गङ्गातरणम्, सुमन्त्र-प्रतिनिवर्तनम्, जटाधारणम्

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

Devanagari script

यानि त्वत्तीरवासीनि दैवतानि च सन्ति हि।तानि सर्वाणि यक्ष्यामि तीर्थान्यायतनानि च।।2.52.90।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.52.90

Transliteration

yāni tvattīravāsīni daivatāni ca santi hi | tāni sarvāṇi yakṣyāmi tīrthāny āyatanāni ca || 2.52.90 ||

Translation

Những thần linh nào cư ngụ nơi đôi bờ của Người, quả thật đều có; con sẽ chí thành cúng tế tất cả, cùng các bến thiêng và các thánh điện gắn liền với Người.

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Word by Word

• yāni: which (those)
• yāni: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st case), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• tvad-tīra-vāsīni: dwelling on your bank
• tvad-tīra-vāsīni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of yāni/daivatāni)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + tīra (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): tvad-tīra = 'your bank'; vāsin = 'dwelling'

• daivatāni: deities
• daivatāni: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to yāni)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daivatá (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात/coord. conjunction)

• santi: are
• santi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात/particle; emphasis/indeed)

• tāni: those
• tāni: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā (द्वितीया/2nd case), Bahuvacana

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of tāni)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• yakṣyāmi: I will worship
• yakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्/Periphrastic future), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• tīrthāni: sacred fords/holy places
• tīrthāni: Karma (कर्म/Object; in apposition to tāni)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• āyatanāni: shrines/abodes (temples)
• āyatanāni: Karma (कर्म/Object; coordinated with tīrthāni)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyatana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

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

Context

I shall worship all those deities inhabiting your banks and all sacred spots and temples.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

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

Reverence for sacred spaces: dharma includes honoring tīrthas and deities, acknowledging a moral geography where worship and gratitude reinforce right living.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā expands her vow to include worship of the divine presences and holy sites along Gaṅgā’s banks.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śraddhā (faith) joined to completeness—she does not limit gratitude to one act but includes the wider sacred community of places and deities.