Valmiki Ramayana 2.99.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 17

चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः

Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama

Devanagari script

इति लोकसमाक्रुष्टः पादेष्वद्य प्रसादयन्।रामस्य निपतिष्यामि सीताया लक्ष्मणस्य च।।2.99.17।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.99.17

Transliteration

iti loka-samākruṣṭaḥ pādeṣv adya prasādayan |

rāmasya nipatiṣyāmi sītāyā lakṣmaṇasya ca ||2.99.17||

Translation

So, von den Menschen geschmäht, werde ich heute zu Rāmas Füßen niederfallen—und ebenso zu denen Sītās und Lakṣmaṇas—und um ihr gnädiges Verzeihen bitten.

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Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणार्थक (thus/so)

• लोक-समाक्रुष्टः: reviled by the world
• लोक-समाक्रुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + samā-√kruś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (लोकेन समाक्रुष्टः = by the world reviled); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अहं/वक्ता)

• पादेषु: at the feet
• पादेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (locative plural)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्रसादयन्: seeking to propitiate
• प्रसादयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√sad (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समकालिक क्रिया (seeking to please/propitiating)

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• निपतिष्यामि: I shall fall down
• निपतिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√pat (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सीतायाः: of Sita
• सीतायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लक्ष्मणस्य: of Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Context

Reviled by the world, I shall now fall at the feet of Sita, Rama and Lakshmana seeking their grace.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown as humility and restitution: when one is implicated in wrongdoing (even indirectly), the righteous path is to seek pardon and restore harmony through truthful submission.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata resolves to approach Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa with reverence and to beg their grace, aware of public blame.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s humility—expressed through prostration and active seeking of forgiveness rather than insisting on status or entitlement.