Shloka 2.106.4

भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः (Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return)

Devanagari script

यथा मृत स्तथा जीवन्यथाऽसति तथा सति।यस्यैष बुद्धिलाभ स्स्यात्परितप्येत केन सः।।।।

Transliteration

yathā mṛtaḥ tathā jīvan yathā ’sati tathā sati | yasyaiṣa buddhi-lābhaḥ syāt paritapyeta kena saḥ ||

Translation

To one who has gained such understanding, living and dying are the same; so too vice and virtue are met with an equal mind—by what, then, could he be tormented?

Context

One should accept life and death, vice and virtue equally. How can one be afflicted when he has gained such an intellect?

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustained by wisdom and even-mindedness: when one’s intellect is mature, one is not destabilized by changing conditions and can act rightly without being driven by attachment or aversion.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata highlights Rama’s philosophical steadiness to show why Rama is uniquely fit to bear hardship and to lead according to dharma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s equanimity (samatā) and the ‘buddhi’ that prevents agitation.