Shloka 2.112.17

पादुकाप्रदानम् (The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship)

Devanagari script

अमात्यैश्च सुहृद्भिश्च बुद्धिमद्भिश्च मन्त्रिभिः।सर्वकार्याणि सम्मन्त्र्य सुमहन्त्यपि कारय।।2.112.17।।

Transliteration

āgatā tvām iyaṃ buddhis svajā vainayikī ca yā | bhṛśam utsahase tāta rakṣituṃ pṛthivīm api || 2.112.16 ||

Translation

Dear child, this understanding has come to you—both innate and refined by discipline; with it you are fully able, even to protect the earth.

Context

After due consultation with ministers, friends, counsellors and prudent persons, accomplish all tasks, however formidable they may appear.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bharata
• pṛthivī (earth)

FAQs

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

Competent governance depends on cultivated discernment: virtue is both innate disposition and disciplined learning, enabling protection of society.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma responds to Bharata’s plea by affirming Bharata’s capacity and education for rulership.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Buddhi guided by vinaya—intelligence shaped by ethical training—presented as the foundation of responsible rule.