Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 90, Shloka 3

भरद्वाजाश्रमगमनम्

Bharata at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

तत स्सन्दर्शने तस्य भरद्वाजस्य राघवः।मन्त्रिणस्तानवस्थाप्य जगामानुपुरोहितम्।।2.90.3।।

Transliteration

tataḥ sandarśane tasya bharadvājasya rāghavaḥ |

mantriṇas tān avasthāpya jagāma anupurohitam ||2.90.3||

Translation

Then Bharata, scion of the Raghu line, halted his ministers within sight of Bharadvāja’s hermitage and proceeded ahead, following his family priest.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/काल-निर्देशक (then/from there)

• सन्दर्शने: within sight; in the vicinity
• सन्दर्शने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भरद्वाजस्य: of Bharadwaja
• भरद्वाजस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• राघवः: the Raghava (Bharata)
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मन्त्रिणः: the ministers
• मन्त्रिणः: Karma (कर्म/Object of halting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (referring to मन्त्रिणः)

• अवस्थाप्य: having halted/posted
• अवस्थाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अनुपुरोहितम्: following (his) priest
• अनुपुरोहितम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + पुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial) ‘following the priest’

Context

I am aware of the feelings in your heart. Even then I enquired in order to confirm it and to further your fame.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Bharadvāja
• ministers (mantriṇaḥ)
• purohita (Vasiṣṭha, implied)

FAQs

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

Respect for proper conduct (maryādā): Bharata approaches the sage with due decorum, keeping his retinue appropriately stationed and proceeding with priestly guidance.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata arrives near Bharadvāja’s hermitage and advances to meet the sage, leaving his ministers nearby rather than entering en masse.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and discipline—Bharata restrains royal display and follows the counsel of the family priest.