Valmiki Ramayana 2.92.10: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 10

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः · Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Spoken by Bharadvaja to BharataSetting: Near Bharadvāja-āśrama; directions being givenPlaces named: Citrakūṭa, ajana-vana (solitary forest)Route guidance toward Citrakūṭa

Devanagari script

भरतार्धतृतीयेषु योजनेष्वजने वने ।

चित्रकूटो गिरिस्तत्र रम्यनिर्झरकाननः ॥१०॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.92.10

Transliteration

bharata ardha-tṛtīyeṣu yojaneṣv ajane vane |

citrakūṭo giris tatra ramya-nirjhara-kānanaḥ ||10||

Translation

O Bharata, dreieinhalb Yojanas von hier, in einem einsamen Wald, erhebt sich der Berg Citrakūṭa, lieblich mit seinen Bächen und Hainen.

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Word by Word

• भरत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)

• अर्धतृतीयेषु: in three-and-a-half
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्ध-तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; द्विगु: अर्धं च तृतीयं च (three and a half) qualifying योजनेषु
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Compound: Dvigu

• योजनेषु: yojanas (distance units)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)

• अजने: lonely/unpeopled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; qualifies वने
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)

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

• चित्रकूटः: Chitrakuta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रकूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• गिरिः: mountain
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to चित्रकूटः
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)

• रम्यनिर्झरकाननः: with lovely streams and woodlands
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य-निर्झर-कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: रम्याः निर्झराः, रम्यं काननं च यस्य (having charming streams and groves)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)
• Compound: Karmadharaya

Sandhi Notes

• भरतार्धतृतीयेषु = भरत (voc.) + अर्धतृतीयेषु (a- initial)
• योजनेष्वजने = योजनेषु + अजने (उ + अ → व)

Context

O Bharata, three and a half yojanas from here in the lonely forest stands mount Chitrakuta, with its charming streams and woodlands

The teaching

Right guidance includes concrete knowledge of place; sacred geography supports righteous aims.

Ethical theme

Guidance/mentorship

For your practice

Contemplation of sacred landscapes as aids to japa/dhyāna; Citrakūṭa as a mental tīrtha.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Adbhuta (wonder), with Shanta (peace)

Mood

Inviting, verdant, awe-tinged

Themes

• Dharma
• Itihasa
• Geography
• Ethics

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Bharadvāja
• Citrakūṭa

FAQs

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

Dharma as guidance and truthful counsel: the sage provides clear, practical direction to support a righteous meeting and resolve.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja tells Bharata the distance and setting of Citrakūṭa, where Rāma can be found.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharadvāja’s helpfulness and clarity—using precise, actionable information for a dharmic purpose.