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Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 115, Shloka 27

पादुकाभिषेकः

The Consecration of Rama’s Sandals and Bharata’s Trusteeship at Nandigrama

Devanagari script

तदा हि यत्कार्यमुपैति किञ्चिदुपायनं चोपहृतं महार्हम्।स पादुकाभ्यां प्रथमं निवेद्य चकार पश्चाद्भरतो यथावत्।।।।

Transliteration

tadā hi yat kāryam upaiti kiñcid upāyanaṃ copahṛtaṃ mahārham | sa pādukābhyāṃ prathamaṃ nivedya cakāra paścād bharato yathāvat ||

Translation

Wahrlich, sooft irgendeine Angelegenheit an ihn herantrat, wie gering sie auch sei, oder wenn ein höchst kostbares Geschenk dargebracht wurde, legte Bharata es zuerst den Sandalen vor und handelte erst danach, wie es sich gebührte.

Word by Word
tadāthen
tadā:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb of time
hiindeed, for
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) giving emphasis/causal nuance
yatwhatever
yat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormRelative pronoun used adjectivally; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular agreeing with kāryam
kāryamtask, business
kāryam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkārya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; subject of upaiti (impersonal “arises”)
upaiticomes up, arises
upaiti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootupa-√i (धातु)
FormLaṭ Present; 3rd person Singular; Parasmaipada
kiñcitany, even a little
kiñcit:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkiṃcid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormIndeclinable/quantifier (अव्ययप्राय) used adverbially “in any measure”
upāyanamgift, present
upāyanam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootupāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; coordinated with kāryam as another item that arises/is presented
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction
upahṛtambrought, offered
upahṛtam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootupa-√hṛ (धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त); Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; qualifying upāyanam
mahārhamvery valuable
mahārham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + arha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; qualifying upāyanam
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Masculine, Nominative Singular
pādukābhyāmto the two sandals
pādukābhyām:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootpādukā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Dative Dual (चतुर्थी-द्विवचन)
prathamamfirst
prathamam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprathama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAccusative used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषण) “first(ly)”
nivedyahaving offered/reported
nivedya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootni-√vid (धातु) (कृदन्त: ल्यप्)
FormGerund (ल्यप्) “having submitted/offered”
cakāradid, carried out
cakāra:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
FormLiṭ (लिट्) Perfect; 3rd person Singular; Parasmaipada
paścātafterwards
paścāt:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpaścāt (अव्यय)
FormAdverb of time/sequence
bharataḥBharata
bharataḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbharata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative Singular (apposition to saḥ)
yathāvatproperly
yathāvat:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathāvat (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण) “properly, as prescribed”
Context

On hearing the pleasing words of the counsellors which were in conformity with his desire, Bharata said to his charioteer, 'Harness my chariot'.

Characters & Entities
B
Bharata
P
Pādukā (Rama’s sandals)

FAQs

Accountable governance and non-appropriation: Bharata treats all decisions and valuables as belonging first to the rightful king, embodying truth and trusteeship.

Bharata’s daily administration in Nandigrāma is described: every issue and gift is first offered to Rama’s sandals before action is taken.

Scrupulous integrity—careful adherence to procedure (maryādā) and transparent rule under higher authority.

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