Valmiki Ramayana 2.90.16 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 90, Shloka 16

भरद्वाजाश्रमगमनम्

Bharata at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

न चैतदिष्टं माता मे यदवोचन्मदन्तरे।नाहमेतेन तुष्टश्च न तद्वचनमाददे।।2.90.16।।

Transliteration

na caitad iṣṭaṃ mātā me yad avocan mad-antare |

nāham etena tuṣṭaś ca na tad-vacanam ādade || 2.90.16 ||

Translation

وليس مما يرضيني ما قالته أمي في غيبتي. لست راضيًا عنه، ولا أقبل تلك الكلمات.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (particle of negation)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun used as subject-complement

• iṣṭam: pleasing, desired
• iṣṭam: Prayojaka-predicate (विशेष्य-विशेषण/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √iṣ (इष्) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally

• mātā: mother
• mātā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; enclitic genitive

• yat: what/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; relative pronoun (object of verb)

• avocat: said
• avocat: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• mad-antare: in my absence
• mad-antare: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (अस्मद्) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'मम अन्तरे'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative of circumstance

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• etena: by/with this
• etena: Karana (करण/instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased, satisfied
• tuṣṭaḥ: Prayojaka-predicate (विशेष्य-विशेषण/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √tuṣ (तुष्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle used as predicate adjective

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• tat-vacanam: those words
• tat-vacanam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'तस्य वचनम्'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ādade: accepted/took
• ādade: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा) with उपसर्ग ā-
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; here used with 1st-person sense in epic usage/context (speaker: aham)

Context

I have come to worship the feet of Rama, the best of men and persuade him to return to Ayodhya.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Kaikeyī (as Bharata's mother)
• Bharadvāja

FAQs

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

Dharma includes moral independence: Bharata distinguishes respectful kinship from endorsing unrighteous counsel, refusing to legitimize wrongdoing even when it comes from his mother.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata clarifies that Kaikeyī’s actions and statements—made while he was away—do not represent his will or approval.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya-niṣṭhā (commitment to truth) and nyāya-buddhi (sense of justice), shown by rejecting unethical advantage.