Valmiki Ramayana 2.115.2: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 115, Shloka 2

पादुकाभिषेकः

The Consecration of Rama’s Sandals and Bharata’s Trusteeship at Nandigrama

Devanagari script

नन्दिग्रामं गमिष्यामि सर्वानामन्त्रयेऽद्य वः।तत्र दुःखमिदं सर्वं सहिष्ये राघवं विना।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.115.2

Transliteration

nandigrāmaṃ gamiṣyāmi sarvān āmantraye 'dya vaḥ | tatra duḥkham idaṃ sarvaṃ sahiṣye rāghavaṃ vinā ||

Translation

Today I take leave of you all; I shall go to Nandigrāma. There, without Rāghava, I will endure all this sorrow.

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Word by Word

• नन्दिग्रामम्: to Nandigrama
• नन्दिग्रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गन्तव्यस्थान (goal)

• गमिष्यामि: I will go
• गमिष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सर्वान्: all (of you)
• सर्वान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (implied: all of you/elders)

• आमन्त्रये: I request leave of; I invite
• आमन्त्रये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• वः: to you
• वः: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी बहुवचन-रूपम् (enclitic); here: चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) 'to you'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies 'दुःखम्')

• सर्वम्: all; entire
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies 'दुःखम्')

• सहिष्ये: I will endure
• सहिष्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सह् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• राघवम्: Rama (Raghava)
• राघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/वियोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वियोगार्थक उपपद (postposition governing accusative)

Context

I take leave of all of you. I am going to Nandigrama where I shall keep company with grief on account of Rama's absence.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Nandigrāma
• Rama (Rāghava)

FAQs

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

Self-chosen austerity for righteousness: Bharata accepts personal hardship to avoid enjoying comforts that properly belong to Rama.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata announces his departure from the capital to live at Nandigrāma while Rama is absent.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-denial and steadfastness: he chooses a life marked by sorrow and restraint rather than royal ease.