Valmiki Ramayana 2.71.30: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 30

भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम्

Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya

Devanagari script

अनिष्टानि च पापानि पश्यामि विविधानि च।।2.71.30।।

निमित्तान्यमनोज्ञानितेन सीदति मे मनः।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.71.30

Transliteration

aniṣṭāni ca pāpāni paśyāmi vividhāni ca |

nimittāny amanojñāni tena sīdati me manaḥ || 2.71.30 ||

Translation

I see many kinds of inauspicious and grievous portents—ugly signs along the way; and because of them my mind sinks into distress.

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Word by Word

• अनिष्टानि: inauspicious (things/omens)
• अनिष्टानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; object of पश्यामि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• पापानि: evil (signs)
• पापानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; coordinated object

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; qualifies अनिष्टानि/पापानि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• निमित्तानि: omens/signs
• निमित्तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; object (understood with पश्यामि)

• अमनोज्ञानि: unpleasant
• अमनोज्ञानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-मनोज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; qualifies निमित्तानि

• तेन: therefore
• तेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/हेतु-करण), एकवचन; ‘therefore/for that reason’

• सीदति: sinks/is distressed
• सीदति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Context

Since I see many passing, inauspicious, sinful, ugly sights, my mind shrinks.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• nimitta (omens)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes attentiveness to moral and social disorder; Bharata’s sensitivity to ominous signs reflects a ruler’s responsibility to recognize when the world’s harmony is disturbed.

What is the narrative situation?

As Bharata approaches Ayodhyā, he notices disturbing portents and feels inwardly shaken.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Conscientiousness and moral alertness—he is not indifferent, but deeply responsive to signs of adharma or calamity.