Shloka 20

इन्द्रवरदानम् / Indra Grants Boons: Restoration of the Vanara Host

Devanagari script

भ्रारातरंभरतंपश्यत्वच्छोकाद्व्रतचारिणम् ।।।।शत्रुघ्नं च महात्मानंमात्रूःसर्वाःपरन्तप ।अभिषेचयचात्मानंपौरान्गत्वाप्रहर्षय ।।।।

Transliteration

bhrātaraṃ bharataṃ paśya tvacchokād vratacāriṇam | śatrughnaṃ ca mahātmānaṃ mātṝḥ sarvāḥ parantapa | abhiṣecaya cātmānaṃ paurān gatvā praharṣaya ||

Translation

O Bezwinger der Feinde, sieh deinen Bruder Bharata, der sein Gelübde hält und aus Kummer um dich dahinschwindet; sieh auch den großherzigen Śatrughna und all deine Mütter. Nimm die königliche Weihe an und, zu den Bürgern gelangt, erfreue sie.

Word by Word

• भ्रातरम्: brother
• भ्रातरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भरतम्: Bharata
• भरतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भ्रातरम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अपपद

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• त्वच्छोकात्: from grief for you
• त्वच्छोकात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad-śoka (प्रातिपदिक; त्वद् + शोक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; 'from grief due to you'

• व्रतचारिणम्: vow-observing
• व्रतचारिणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vrata-cārin (प्रातिपदिक; व्रत + चारिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'one who practices a vow' (qualifying Bharata)

Context

Then the huge army protected by Rama and Lakshmana, were delighted and causing splendour all over. As they advanced, they shone like the night illumined by moon.।। itayāraṣēvālamīkīyēśarīmadarāmāyaṇēādikāvayēyudadhakāṇaḍētarayōviṅśatayutataraśatatamasasaragaḥ ।।This is the end of one hundred and twenty third sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Indra
• Bharata
• Śatrughna
• citizens (paurāḥ)

FAQs

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

Rāja-dharma: the king must restore social order, honor family obligations, and bring joy and stability to the citizens through rightful consecration.

What is the narrative situation?

With the war concluded, Rāma is urged to reunite with family, see Bharata’s long vow-filled suffering, and proceed toward coronation and public reassurance.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s steadfastness (vrata) and Rāma’s duty to heal familial and civic grief through rightful rule.