Shloka 2.100.6

शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma (Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare)

Devanagari script

कच्चिद्धारयते तात राजा यत्त्वमिहाऽगतः।कच्चिन्न दीन स्सहसा राजा लोकान्तरं गतः।।।।

Transliteration

kaccid dhārayate tāta rājā yat tvam ihāgataḥ | kaccin na dīnaḥ sahasā rājā lokāntaraṃ gataḥ ||

Translation

Dear child, now that you have come here—does the king still live on? May it be that the king did not, in sudden despondency, pass away to the other world.

Context

My dear (brother), now that you have come here, I trust, king Dasaratha is keeping good health and hope, he has not departed prematurely in despondency for the other world.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Bharata
• King Daśaratha
• Lokāntara (the other world)

FAQs

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

Filial and royal duty are bound to truth and steadiness: grief should not drive one to rash collapse; life’s responsibilities must be carried with composure.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata arrives to meet Rama; Rama anxiously asks whether their father Daśaratha is still alive and not overcome by despair.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Concern and responsibility—Rama’s dutiful attention to the king’s welfare and the stability of the realm.