Shloka 2.105.3

भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः (Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality)

Devanagari script

तूष्णीं ते समुपासीना न कश्चित्किञ्चिदब्रवीत्।भरतस्तु सुहृन्मध्ये रामं वचनमब्रवीत्।।2.105.3।।

Transliteration

yathā hi sārthaṃ gacchantaṃ brūyāt kaścit pathi sthitaḥ | aham apy āgamiṣyāmi pṛṣṭhato bhavatāmiti || 2.105.29 ||

Translation

Just as someone standing by the roadside might say to a passing caravan, “I too shall come behind you,”

Context

All of them sat together silently and no one uttered a word. Bharata alone from among them addressed Rama saying:

Characters & Entities

• caravan (sārtha)
• road/path (patha)

FAQs

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

Humility before the universal law: recognizing that one follows the same inevitable course as others, one should live righteously rather than lament.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata introduces a roadside-caravan analogy to explain how death is a path already being traveled.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Truthfulness about mortality—speaking plainly to stabilize the listener’s mind.