Shloka 2.111.26

अयोध्याकाण्डे एकादशोत्तरशततमः सर्गः (Sarga 111: Counsel on Gurus, Parental Debt, and Bharata’s Protest)

Devanagari script

यदित्ववश्यं वस्तव्यं कर्तव्यं च पितुर्वचः।अहमेव निवत्स्यामि चतुर्दश समा वने।।।।

Transliteration

yadi tv avaśyaṃ vastavyaṃ kartavyaṃ ca pitur vacaḥ |aham eva nivatsyāmi caturdaśa samā vane ||

Translation

If dwelling in the forest is truly unavoidable, and our father’s word must be fulfilled, then I myself will live in the forest for fourteen years.

Context

If it is absolutely essential to live in the forest in accordance with the command of my father, I myself shall also dwell in the forest for fourteen years.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Daśaratha (father)
• vana (forest)
• Rama (contextual)

FAQs

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

Dharma as self-sacrificing fidelity to a vow: Bharata upholds the father’s word by offering to bear the hardship himself.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata proposes an alternative: if exile is required by Daśaratha’s promise, he will undergo it instead of Rama.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Renunciation and brotherly devotion—Bharata rejects comfort and power in favor of moral rectitude.