Valmiki Ramayana 2.88.26: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 88, Shloka 26

रामशय्यादर्शनम्

Bharata Beholds Rama’s Forest Bed

Devanagari script

अद्यप्रभृति भूमौ तु शयिष्येऽहं तृणेषु वा।फलमूलाशनो नित्यं जटाचीराणि धारयन्।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.88.26

Transliteration

adyaprabhṛti bhūmau tu śayiṣye ’haṃ tṛṇeṣu vā |

phalamūlāśano nityaṃ jaṭācīrāṇi dhārayan ||

Translation

Von heute an werde auch ich auf bloßer Erde oder auf Gras schlafen, stets von Früchten und Wurzeln leben und verfilztes Haar sowie Rindenkleider tragen.

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• अर्थम्: for the sake
• अर्थम्: प्रयोजन (purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• उत्तरम्: remaining / subsequent
• उत्तरम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with कालम्)

• कालम्: time/period
• कालम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• निवत्स्यामि: I will dwell
• निवत्स्यामि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुखम्: happily
• सुखम्: रीति (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative)

• वने: in the forest
• वने: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• तम्: that
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• प्रतिश्रवम्: vow / promise
• प्रतिश्रवम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिश्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• आमुच्य: having taken upon (myself)
• आमुच्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund, ल्यप्); अव्ययभाव (having taken upon myself / having assumed)

• न: not
• न: निषेध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधाव्यय

• अस्य: of it / of his
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• मिथ्या: false
• मिथ्या: रीति
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथ्या (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: falsely)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

From today onwards, wearing matted hair and clad in robes made of bark and living on fruits and roots, I too shall sleep on the naked ground or on grass.

Characters & Entities

• fruits and roots (phala, mūla)

FAQs

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

Solidarity through self-discipline: sharing hardship is a moral response to injustice and separation, aligning personal life with truth and duty.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker vows an ascetic mode of living in response to Rāma’s exile, refusing royal comfort.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-restraint and penitential resolve—choosing austerity to uphold satya and moral accountability.