Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 98, Shloka 9

चित्रकूटप्रवेशः

Bharata Enters the Forest Toward Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

यावन्न राज्ये राज्यार्हः पितृपैतामहे स्थितः।अभिषेकजलक्लिन्नो न मे शान्तिर्भविष्यति।।2.98.9।।

Transliteration

yāvan na rājye rājyārhaḥ pitṛpaitāmahe sthitaḥ |

abhiṣekajalaklinno na me śāntir bhaviṣyati ||2.98.9||

Translation

যতক্ষণ না রাজ্যযোগ্য তিনি (শ্রীराम) পিতৃ-পৈতামহিক রাজ্যে প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়ে অভিষেকজলে স্নাত হন, ততক্ষণ আমার শান্তি হবে না।

Word by Word

• yāvat: until
• yāvat: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• rājye: in the kingdom
• rājye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• rājya-arhaḥ: worthy of the kingdom
• rājya-arhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक) + arha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (rājyasya arhaḥ) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• pitṛ-paitāmahe: in the paternal and ancestral (kingdom)
• pitṛ-paitāmahe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + paitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; rājye इति विशेषण; द्वन्द्वः 'paternal and ancestral' (pitṛ + paitāmaha)

• sthitaḥ: established
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'established/installed'

• abhiṣeka-jala-klinnaḥ: wet with consecration water
• abhiṣeka-jala-klinnaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक) + klinna (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; sthitaḥ इति विशेषण/समानाधिकरण; तत्पुरुषः: abhiṣeka-jala 'consecration-water' + klinna 'wet'

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• me: to me/of me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (enclitic)

• śāntiḥ: peace
• śāntiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

I shall not attain peace until Rama, who is worthy of this kingdom, is sprinkled with the holy water of coronation and assumes the ancestral kingdom.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• kingdom (rājya)

FAQs

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

Rājadharma grounded in legitimacy: Bharata insists that the rightful heir must be enthroned, showing that political order must align with truth and righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata states his goal: restoring Rama to the ancestral kingdom through proper consecration, rejecting any personal claim to the throne.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Integrity (satya) and selflessness—Bharata’s peace depends on Rama’s rightful coronation, not his own rule.