Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.37 – Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 37 | Sanskrit, German Translation & Meaning | Vedapath

Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.37 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 37

भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च

Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile

Devanagari script

इमां तु पश्चिमां वाचं व्याजहार पिता तव।कालधर्मपरिक्षिप्तः पाशैरिव महागजः।।2.72.37।।

Transliteration

imāṃ tu paścimāṃ vācaṃ vyājahāra pitā tava | kāladharmaparikṣiptaḥ pāśair iva mahāgajaḥ || 2.72.37 ||

Translation

Doch dein Vater, vom Gesetz der Zeit umschlungen — wie ein großer Elefant von Seilen gebunden — sprach diese letzten Worte.

Word by Word

इमाम्this

तुindeed

पश्चिमाम्last

वाचम्speech/words

व्याजहारuttered

पिताfather

तवyour

कालधर्मपरिक्षिप्तःoverpowered by time and fate

पाशैःby nooses/cords

इवas if

महागजःa great elephant

Context

Your father, caught by the noose of death, like a great elephant bound by cords, uttered these last words:

Characters & Entities

Daśaratha

kāla (Time/death)

Bharata

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

Kāla-dharma (the inevitability of time and death) applies equally to all; dharma includes accepting truthfully the limits of human life.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata is being told how Daśaratha, overpowered by death, spoke his last utterance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Truthful witnessing: Kausalyā conveys events as they occurred, preserving satya in the face of grief.

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