Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 90, Shloka 18

भरद्वाजाश्रमगमनम्

Bharata at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

त्वं मामेवंगतं मत्वा प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि।शंस मे भगवन्रामः क्व सम्प्रति महीपतिः।।2.90.18।।

Transliteration

tvaṃ mām evaṃ-gataṃ matvā prasādaṃ kartum arhasi |

śaṃsa me bhagavan rāmaḥ kva samprati mahīpatiḥ || 2.90.18 ||

Translation

Considering me in these circumstances, be gracious, venerable sir, and tell me: where is Rāma now, the lord of the earth?

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• evaṃ-gatam: thus situated
• evaṃ-gatam: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय) + gata (कृदन्त; √gam (गम्)+क्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास ('एवं गतः'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifying mām

• matvā: having considered
• matvā: Kriya (क्रिया/gerundial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (मन्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), prior action

• prasādam: favor, kindness
• prasādam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive)

• arhasi: you ought/are pleased to
• arhasi: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (अर्ह्)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• śaṃsa: tell
• śaṃsa: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śaṃs (शंस्)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; enclitic dative

• bhagavan: O venerable one
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied 'is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kva: where?
• kva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• samprati: now
• samprati: Kāla (काल/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samprati (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• mahīpatiḥ: lord of the earth, king
• mahīpatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition to rāmaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'महीयाः पतिः'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Context

Likewise besought by Vasistha and other priests, the venerable Bharadwaja was pleased to tell Bharata:

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Bharadvāja
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is pursued through proper counsel: Bharata approaches a sage with humility, seeking truthful guidance rather than acting on impulse or power.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata requests Bharadvāja to reveal Rāma’s current location so he can meet him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Guru-bhakti (reverence for spiritual authority) and vinaya (humility) in seeking help.