Valmiki Ramayana 2.71.35: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 35

भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम्

Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya

Devanagari script

किमहं त्वरयाऽनीतः कारणेन विनानघ।।2.71.35।।

अशुभाशङ्कि हृदयं शीलं च पततीव मे।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.71.35

Transliteration

kim ahaṃ tvarayā nītaḥ kāraṇena vinānagha |

aśubhāśaṅki hṛdayaṃ śīlaṃ ca patatīva me || 2.71.35 ||

Translation

O blameless one, why have I been brought in haste without being told the reason? My heart suspects some inauspicious event, and my very composure seems to be failing me.

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Word by Word

• किम्: why
• किम्: Hetu-prashna (हेतु-प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थे (why/what reason)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्वरया: in haste
• त्वरया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आनीतः: (was) brought
• आनीतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘brought’

• कारणेन: with a reason
• कारणेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Nishedha-sambandha (निषेध-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय; तृतीया/द्वितीयार्थ-योगे ‘without’

• अनघ: O blameless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• अशुभाशङ्कि: suspecting inauspiciousness
• अशुभाशङ्कि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशुभाशङ्किन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; हृदयम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; समासः अशुभं शङ्कते इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• हृदयम्: heart
• हृदयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शीलम्: disposition
• शीलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पतति: falls/declines
• पतति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इव: as if
• इव: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; enclitic

Context

O irreproachable one, why was I brought here in haste without any reason? My mind apprehends something inauspicious. I feel indisposed.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Aśvapati

FAQs

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

Dharma values truthful, timely communication; secrecy and haste without explanation create fear and moral instability in those responsible for action.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata questions why he was urgently summoned back, sensing misfortune.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Integrity and seriousness—Bharata seeks reasons and truth, not mere appearances.