Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 25

लक्ष्मणस्य वनानुगमन-प्रतिज्ञा तथा आयुध-संग्रहः

Lakshmana’s Vow to Follow Rama and the Retrieval of Divine Weapons

Devanagari script

भवांस्तु सह वैदेह्या गिरिसानुषु रंस्यते।अहं सर्वं करिष्यामि जाग्रत स्स्वपतश्च ते।।।।

Transliteration

bhavāṃs tu saha vaidehyā girisānuṣu raṃsyate | ahaṃ sarvaṃ kariṣyāmi jāgrataḥ svapataś ca te ||

Translation

你与毗提希（Vaidehī）可在山坡间安然欢悦；我将为你料理一切——无论你醒着或睡着。

Word by Word

• bhavān: you (sir)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आदरार्थक-सर्वनाम (honorific pronoun)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• saha: with
• saha: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (preposition-like: with)

• vaidehyā: with Vaidehi (Sita)
• vaidehyā: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• girisānuṣu: on mountain-slopes
• girisānuṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri-sānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: girer sānu); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन

• raṃsyate: will sport/enjoy
• raṃsyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future) अथवा लट् (contextual future), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थः: विहरिष्यते (will sport)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (all tasks)

• kariṣyāmi: I will do
• kariṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• jāgrataḥ: while (you are) awake
• jāgrataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāgrat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; वर्तमानकालिक-विशेषण (of you while awake)

• svapataḥ: while (you are) asleep
• svapataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svapat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; वर्तमानकालिक-विशेषण (of you while sleeping)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• te: of you/your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

Context

Pleased with his words Rama said, O Lakshmana! go and take leave of all your friends.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma
• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Mountain slopes (giri-sānu)

FAQs

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

Unbroken duty: dharma as continuous care—Lakṣmaṇa vows constant service, ensuring Rāma and Sītā can live without anxiety.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa promises round-the-clock support in exile, taking on all burdens so Rāma can focus on righteous conduct and Sītā’s wellbeing.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vigilance and self-effacement—he places others’ comfort above his own rest.