Valmiki Ramayana 2.75.15 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 15

अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः

Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation

Devanagari script

कामं वा स्वयमेवाद्य तत्र मां नेतुमर्हसि।यत्रासौ पुरुषव्याघ्रः पुत्रो मे तप्यते तपः।।।।

Transliteration

kāmaṃ vā svayam evādya tatra māṃ netum arhasi | yatrāsau puruṣavyāghraḥ putro me tapyate tapaḥ ||

Translation

أو حقًّا، ينبغي لك أنت بنفسك اليوم أن تقودني إلى ذلك الموضع حيث ذاك النمر بين الرجال—ابني—يمارس تَقَشُّفَه.

Word by Word

• kāmam: certainly/if you wish
• kāmam: Prayojaka-nipāta (निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kāmam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुमत्यर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (certainly/if you like)

• vā: or
• vā: Prayojaka-nipāta (निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (or)

• svayam: yourself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (by yourself)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Prayojaka-nipāta (निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

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

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

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

• netum: to take
• netum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nī (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत्; ‘to lead/take’

• arhasi: you ought
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (where)

• asau: that (Rama)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संकेतवाचक सर्वनाम (that/this person)

• puruṣa-vyāghraḥ: tiger among men
• puruṣa-vyāghraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa+vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (tiger among men)

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• tapyate: performs (austerity)
• tapyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tap (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is performing austerity / is being heated)

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

Or, you should now take me personally to that place where, my son Rama, the best among men, is performing austerities.

Characters & Entities

• Kausalyā
• Bharata
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma here is reverence for the ascetic duty Rāma accepts and the mother’s insistence on being guided toward the righteous path rather than comfort in the palace.

What is the narrative situation?

Kausalyā presses Bharata either to let her go herself or to escort her to Rāma’s place of exile where he lives in austerity.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s tapas and Kausalyā’s unwavering maternal commitment to him.