Valmiki Ramayana 2.4.25 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 25

अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्थः सर्गः

Rāma Summoned; Pushya Coronation Decision

Devanagari script

विप्रोषितश्च भरतो यावदेव पुरादितः।तावदेवाभिषेकस्ते प्राप्तकालो मतो मम।।2.4.25।।

Transliteration

viproṣitaś ca bharato yāvad eva purād itaḥ | tāvad evābhiṣekas te prāptakālo mato mama || 2.4.25 ||

Translation

ما دام بهاراتا غائبًا عن هذه المدينة، فإنّ تتويجك، في تقديري، هو الأمر الموافق للوقت واللائق فعله.

Word by Word

• विप्रोषितः: gone away, absent
• विप्रोषितः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-प्रोषित (कृदन्त; √वस्/√प्रुष्? प्रोषित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘प्रोषित’ = दूरदेशे स्थितः (gone away)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भरतः: Bharata
• भरतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक अव्यय (correlative: ‘as long as/so long’)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पुरात्: from the city
• पुरात्: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (पुरम्), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘from the city’

• इतः: from here
• इतः: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/दिशा-बोधक अव्यय (from here)

• तावत्: till that time
• तावत्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक अव्यय (correlative: ‘so long/till then’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय

• अभिषेकः: consecration, coronation
• अभिषेकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; enclitic form ‘te’ = ‘of you/your’

• प्राप्तकालः: timely, whose proper time has come
• प्राप्तकालः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त-काल (प्रातिपदिक; प्राप्त = √प्राप् क्त, काल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कालः प्राप्तः यस्य/यत्र) = ‘whose time has arrived’

• मतः: is considered
• मतः: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु √मन्) → मत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘मत’ = ‘thought/considered’; here used predicatively with implied ‘अस्ति’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Context

While Bharata is away from the city, the time is favourable for your installation. This is my opinion.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Bharata
• Ayodhyā (implied by “purā” city)

FAQs

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

Dharma in polity includes preventing foreseeable conflict; timely succession can avert factionalism and protect the common good.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha notes Bharata’s absence and frames it as the practical window to complete Rāma’s installation smoothly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Daśaratha’s strategic prudence—acting to preserve harmony while still pursuing a rightful, dharmic outcome.