Valmiki Ramayana 2.92.6: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 6

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः

Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

अपेतक्लमसन्तापा स्सुभिक्षास्सुप्रतिश्रयाः। अपि प्रेष्यानुपादाय सर्वे स्म सुसुखोषिताः।।2.92.6।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.92.6

Transliteration

apetaklamasantāpāḥ subhikṣāḥ supratiśrayāḥ | api preṣyān upādāya sarve sma susukhoṣitāḥ ||2.92.6||

Translation

আমি সকলোৱে—দূতসকলকো ধৰি—ক্লান্তি আৰু সন্তাপৰ পৰা মুক্ত আছিলোঁ; সু-ভিক্ষা আৰু সু-প্ৰতিশ্ৰয় লাভ কৰি, সকলোৱে সুখেৰে ৰাতি কটালোঁ।

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Word by Word

• apeta-klama-santāpāḥ: free from fatigue and heat
• apeta-klama-santāpāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apeta (कृदन्त, apa-√i) + klama (प्रातिपदिक) + santāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष; 'with fatigue and heat gone'); Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifies sarve

• subhikṣāḥ: well-provided/well-fed
• subhikṣāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: subhikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifies sarve

• supratiśrayāḥ: well-housed/sheltered
• supratiśrayāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-pratiśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (उपपद-तत्पुरुष; su + pratiśraya); Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• api: even/also
• api: Samuccaya/Avadhāraṇa (समुच्चय/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (सम्भावना/अपि = even/also)

• preṣyān: servants/messengers
• preṣyān: Karma (कर्म/Object of upādāya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: preṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• upādāya: including/taking along
• upādāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upa-ā-√dā (धातु: दा) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यपन्त), avyaya; 'having taken/including'

• sarve: all (of us)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• sma: indeed (past marker)
• sma: Prayoga-nipāta (प्रयोग-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, past-tense marker particle (स्म-प्रयोग)

• su-sukha-uṣitāḥ: stayed very happily
• su-sukha-uṣitāḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + uṣita (कृदन्त, √vas)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष; sukhena uṣitāḥ); Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural; predicate adjective with implied 'āsma'

Context

All of us including the messengers were released from fatigue and heat. We were well-fed and well-housed and the night was well-spent.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Bharadvāja
• messengers (preṣyāḥ)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed through proper care and hospitality: ensuring even messengers and attendants are rested, fed, and sheltered reflects righteous leadership and social responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata’s party has stayed at sage Bharadvāja’s hermitage; the verse notes that everyone, including the messengers, spent the night comfortably due to good provisions and shelter.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Considerate stewardship—attention to the well-being of all members of the group, not only leaders.