Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 97, Shloka 13

भरतागमनशङ्कानिवारणम् / Dispelling Suspicion about Bharata’s Arrival

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Devanagari script

प्राप्तकालं यदेषोऽस्मान्भरतो द्रष्टुमिच्छति।अस्मासु मनसाऽप्येष नाप्रियं किञ्चिदाचरेत्।।।।

Transliteration

prāpta-kālaṃ yad eṣo 'smān bharato draṣṭum icchati | asmāsu manasā 'py eṣa nāpriyaṃ kiñcid ācaret ||

Translation

It is timely that Bharata wishes to see us; even in thought he would do nothing at all that is harmful or displeasing toward us.

Word by Word

• vipriyam: anything disagreeable
• vipriyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṛta-pūrvam: done before (in the past)
• kṛta-pūrvam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त from √kṛ) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (pūrvam kṛtam)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप (enclitic); here: चतुर्थी (Dative) ‘to you’

• bharatena: by Bharata
• bharatena: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• kadā: when (ever)
• kadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-कालवाचक-अव्यय (when?)

• nu: indeed; pray
• nu: Sambandha (प्रश्न-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनुनय-सूचक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• kim: what (anything)
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्न-सर्वनाम

• īdṛśam: such
• īdṛśam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to bhayam)

• vā: or
• vā: Vikalpa (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचन (enclitic)

• adya: now
• adya: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today/now)

• bharatam: Bharata
• bharatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yaḥ: (you) who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative)

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• śaṅkase: suspect; fear
• śaṅkase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śaṅk (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदी; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

Why are you suspicious of Bharata? Has he done anything disagreeable to you any time in the past?

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• Lakshmana

FAQs

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

Dharma includes guarding one’s mind from unjust suspicion; Rama insists that a righteous person does not even intend harm.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama reassures Lakshmana that Bharata’s visit is appropriate and harmless in intention and action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s purity of intention (śuddha-saṅkalpa) and Rama’s commitment to truthful judgment.