Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.47 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 47

भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता तु कैकेयी भरतेन महात्मना।उवाच वचनं हृष्टा मूढा पण्डितमानिनी।।2.72.47।।

Transliteration

evam uktā tu kaikeyī bharatena mahātmanā | uvāca vacanaṁ hṛṣṭā mūḍhā paṇḍitamāninī || 2.72.47 ||

Translation

So von Bharata, dem großherzigen, angesprochen, sprach Kaikeyī—erfreut, doch töricht und sich für weise haltend—diese Worte.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• उक्ता: addressed / spoken to
• उक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ (having been spoken to)

• तु: but
• तु: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• कैकेयी: Kaikeyi
• कैकेयी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• भरतेन: by Bharata
• भरतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महात्मना: great-souled
• महात्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies भरतेन)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वचनम्: words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हृष्टा: delighted
• हृष्टा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies कैकेयी)

• मूढा: foolish
• मूढा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पण्डित-मानिनी: thinking herself wise
• पण्डित-मानिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पण्डित (प्रातिपदिक) + मानिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: पण्डिता इव मानिनी (thinking herself learned)

Context

Rama did not rob any brahmin of even a little wealth nor did he harm any innocent man, whether rich or poor. He never casts his eyes on another's wife.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Self-deception (thinking oneself wise while acting against dharma) is flagged as a cause of moral downfall; true wisdom aligns with righteous conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator transitions into Kaikeyī’s reply to Bharata’s probing questions.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s “mahātman” quality (nobility) is highlighted by contrast with Kaikeyī’s delusion.