Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 107, Shloka 16

पितृवाक्यपालनम्, गयाश्रुति-उपदेशः, भरतस्य राज्यग्रहण-निर्देशः

Rama’s Counsel on Vows, the Gaya Śruti, and Bharata’s Return to Rule

Devanagari script

प्रवेक्ष्ये दण्डकारण्यमहमप्यविलम्बयन्।आभ्यान्तु सहितो राजन् वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणेन च।।2.107.16।।

Transliteration

pravekṣye daṇḍakāraṇyam aham apy avilambayan | ābhyāṃ tu sahito rājan vaidehyā lakṣmaṇena ca || 2.107.16 ||

Translation

而我也将不再迟延，进入檀陀迦森林——唯与那二人同往：毗提希与罗什曼那，哦大王。

Word by Word

• pravekṣye: I shall enter
• pravekṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्/periphrastic future; simple future sense), Ātmanepada, Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• daṇḍakāraṇyam: the Dandaka forest
• daṇḍakāraṇyam: Karma (कर्म) (goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍaka-araṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; tatpuruṣa place-name: 'forest of Daṇḍaka'

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st), Singular; pronoun

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle), also

• avilambayan: without delaying
• avilambayan: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vi-lamb (धातु) → avilambayat (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; present active participle (शतृ) agreeing with aham; sense: 'not delaying'

• ābhyām: with these two
• ābhyām: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dual (द्विवचन), Instrumental (3rd); pronoun 'by/with these two'

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle), contrast/emphasis

• sahitaḥ: accompanied
• sahitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sah (धातु) → sahita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; 'accompanied' (agreeing with aham)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Vocative (8th), Singular

• vaidehyā: with Vaidehi (Sita)
• vaidehyā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• lakṣmaṇena: with Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

Context

Earlier when our father was to wed your mother, O dear brother, he had promised to your maternal grandfather that he would confer (on her) a kingdom with good revenue.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Bharata
• Dandaka forest
• Sita (Vaidehi)
• Lakshmana

FAQs

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

Dharma as steadfastness: Rama accepts exile promptly, treating the father’s pledged word as a sacred command.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama finalizes the division of roles—Bharata to rule, Rama to depart to the forest with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s resolve (dṛḍha-niścaya) and readiness to sacrifice comfort for truth.