Shloka 2.73.28

भरतस्य कैकेय्याः प्रति धिक्कारः — Bharata’s Rebuke of Kaikeyi and Affirmation of Ikshvaku Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्त्वा भरतो महात्मा प्रियेतरैर्वाक्यगणैस्तुदंस्ताम्।शोकातुरश्चापि ननाद भूयः सिंहो यथा पर्वतगह्वरस्थः।।।।

Transliteration

ity evam uktvā bharato mahātmā priyetarair vākyagaṇais tudaṃs tām |

śokāturaś cāpi nanāda bhūyaḥ siṃho yathā parvatagahvarasthaḥ ||

Translation

Having spoken thus, the high-souled Bharata—piercing her with harsh clusters of words—though overwhelmed with grief, roared out again, like a lion lodged in a mountain cave.

Context

Having inflicted on his mother these unpleasant words in this manner, the high-souled Bharata, overwhelmed with grief, roared again like a lion in a mountain-cave.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে অযোধ্যাকাণ্ডে ত্রিসপ্ততিতমস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the seventythird sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Kaikeyi

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the tension between righteous indignation and controlled speech: Bharata’s grief-driven rebuke is portrayed as morally charged, yet it also raises the dharmic question of how one should speak—even when condemning wrongdoing.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator depicts Bharata’s emotional outburst after he has spoken harshly to Kaikeyi, emphasizing his grief and the force of his condemnation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral courage and intensity: Bharata’s refusal to normalize adharma is shown through powerful, lion-like imagery.