Shloka 10

भरद्वाजाश्रम-समागमः / Meeting Bharadvaja at the Hermitage

Homeward Blessings

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणार्थेनियुक्तस्यरक्षतःसर्वतापसान् ।रावणेनहृताभार्याबभूवेयमनिता ।।6.127.10।।

Transliteration

brāhmaṇārthe niyuktasya rakṣataḥ sarvatāpasān | rāvaṇena hṛtā bhāryā babhūveyam aninditā ||

Translation

Während du um der Brāhmaṇas willen eingesetzt warst und alle Asketen beschütztest, wurde diese deine makellose Gattin von Rāvaṇa geraubt.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणार्थे: for the sake of the brahmin
• ब्राह्मणार्थे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्राह्मणस्य अर्थः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/अधिकरण (locative: 'for the sake of')

• नियुक्तस्य: of one who was appointed/engaged
• नियुक्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of 'you'/Rāma)

• रक्षतः: of (you) protecting
• रक्षतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ('while protecting')

• सर्वतापसान्: all ascetics
• सर्वतापसान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तपस्/तापस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वे तापसाः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• रावणेन: by Ravana
• रावणेन: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्तृ (agent in passive)

• हृता: abducted
• हृता: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to भार्या)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ (subject of बभूव)

• बभूव: became, happened
• बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इयम्: this (she)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेष्य-निर्देश (demonstrative)

• अनिन्दिता: blameless, irreproachable
• अनिन्दिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् (नञ्) + निन्दित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to इयम्/भार्या)

Context

After the fourteenth year of exile, on the fifth day of the bright half of lunar month Sri Rama and Lakshmana reached Bharadwaja's hermitage. They bent their heads down (as a mark of respect) and offered salutations.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Rāma
• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa
• Brāhmaṇas
• Ascetics (tāpasas)

FAQs

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

Protecting the vulnerable (ascetics and brāhmaṇas) is affirmed as dharma, even though it exposed Rāma to personal loss.

What is the narrative situation?

At Bharadvāja’s hermitage, the sage recalls the context of Sītā’s abduction during Rāma’s protective duties.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s guardianship and commitment to service—placing communal duty above private comfort.