Shloka 27

भरतस्य कैकेय्याः प्रति धिक्कारः

Bharata’s Rebuke of Kaikeyi and Affirmation of Ikshvaku Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

निवर्तयित्वा रामं च तस्याहं दीप्ततेजसः।दासभूतो भविष्यामि सुस्थिरेणान्तरात्मना।।।।

Transliteration

nivartayitvā rāmaṃ ca tasyāhaṃ dīptatejasaḥ |

dāsabhūto bhaviṣyāmi susthireṇāntarātmanā ||

Translation

فإذا أعدتُ راما، ذا البهاء المتلألئ، صرتُ خادمًا له، بقلبٍ باطنٍ ثابتٍ راسخ.

Word by Word

• निवर्तयित्वा: having brought back
• निवर्तयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वृत् (धातु) (णिच्) → निवर्तय्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), causative base; ‘having brought back’

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तस्य: of him/to him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Gen Sg)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचन

• दीप्त-तेजसः: of the radiant one
• दीप्त-तेजसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √दीप्) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन; विशेषण (तस्य); समासः: दीप्तं तेजः यस्य (radiant in splendor)

• दास-भूतः: like a servant
• दास-भूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √भू)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषण (अहम्); समासः: दास इव भूतः (become like a servant)

• भविष्यामि: I will become
• भविष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सु-स्थिरेण: with very steady
• सु-स्थिरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instr Sg); विशेषण (अन्तरात्मना)

• अन्तरात्मना: with (my) inner self/heart
• अन्तरात्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instr Sg)

Context

With the effulgent Rama brought back, I shall serve him with a steadfast mind.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as self-effacing service (seva) to the rightful, virtuous elder—Bharata rejects personal claim and aligns himself with Rama’s legitimacy and moral radiance.

What is the narrative situation?

After condemning Kaikeyi for the exile and the king’s death, Bharata declares his resolve to bring Rama back from exile and to live as Rama’s servant.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and devotion to righteousness: Bharata frames kingship not as entitlement but as duty under Rama’s moral authority.