Valmiki Ramayana 2.106.11: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 106, Shloka 11

भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः

Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return

Devanagari script

गुरुः क्रियावान्वृद्धश्च राजा प्रेतः पितेतिच।तातं न परिगर्हेयं दैवतं चेति संसदि।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.106.11

Transliteration

guruḥ kriyāvān vṛddhaś ca rājā pretaḥ pitā iti ca |

tātaṃ na parigarhēyaṃ daivataṃ ceti saṃsadi ||

Translation

Er war mein Guru, eifrig in heiligen Pflichten, betagt, ein König—und nun dahingegangen; er war mein Vater. Darum kann ich in dieser Versammlung meinen Vater nicht tadeln, der mir wie eine Gottheit ist.

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Word by Word

• guruḥ: teacher / elder
• guruḥ: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kriyāvān: performing rites / active in duties
• kriyāvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kriyāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; matup (वत्) possessive

• vṛddhaḥ: old
• vṛddhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛddha (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• rājā: king
• rājā: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• pretaḥ: departed (dead)
• pretaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: preta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘departed’

• pitā: father
• pitā: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• iti: thus / as
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (iti-nipāta)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• tātam: father (as revered one)
• tātam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-nipāta

• parigarheyam: I should reproach / condemn
• parigarheyam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-garh (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Ekavacana; ātmanepada (parigarheyaṃ)

• daivatam: a deity / god
• daivatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daivata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• iti: as
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle

• saṃsadi: in the assembly
• saṃsadi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana

Context

King Dasaratha, my father and preceptor, is god-like to me. Devoted to meritorious acts, he departed from this world in his old age. For this reason, I cannot reproach him (publicly) in this assembly (of men).

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• Dasaratha
• Assembly (saṃsad)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes reverence toward parents and teachers: even when correcting a wrong, Bharata maintains the boundary of not publicly condemning his deceased father.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata balances two duties—acknowledging that something went wrong while refusing to dishonor Dasaratha before others.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Filial piety and restraint in speech: Bharata’s commitment to respectful discourse even amid crisis.