Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 97, Shloka 14

भरतागमनशङ्कानिवारणम् / Dispelling Suspicion about Bharata’s Arrival

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Devanagari script

विप्रियं कृतपूर्वं ते भरतेन कदा नु किम्।ईदृशं वा भयं तेऽद्य भरतं योऽत्र शङ्कसे।।।।

Transliteration

vipriyaṃ kṛta-pūrvaṃ te bharatena kadā nu kim | īdṛśaṃ vā bhayaṃ te 'dya bharataṃ yo 'tra śaṅkase ||

Translation

When indeed has Bharata ever done anything disagreeable to you? What fear of this kind do you have today, that you suspect Bharata here?

Word by Word

• śakra-āyudha-nikāśaiḥ: resembling Indra's weapon (thunderbolt)
• śakra-āyudha-nikāśaiḥ: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक) + nikāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (śakrasyāyudhasya nikāśāḥ iva)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• kārmukaiḥ: with bows
• kārmukaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārmuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं (usage varies), तृतीया, बहुवचन

• bhāra-sādhanaiḥ: capable of achieving (their) aim/target
• bhāra-sādhanaiḥ: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (bhārāṇāṃ sādhakāḥ)

• rukma-pṛṣṭhaiḥ: gold-backed; gold-plated
• rukma-pṛṣṭhaiḥ: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rukma (प्रातिपदिक) + pṛṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (rukmena pṛṣṭhāni yeṣām)

• mahā-sāraiḥ: very strong; of great power
• mahā-sāraiḥ: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahān sāraḥ)

• śobhitām: adorned
• śobhitām: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √śubh (धातु) > śobhita (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्तः—क्त; विशेषण (to parṇaśālāṃ understood from context)

• śatru-bādhakaiḥ: enemy-subduing
• śatru-bādhakaiḥ: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śatru (प्रातिपदिक) + bādhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (śatrūṇāṃ bādhakāḥ)

Context

You must not speak any harsh or unpleasant words against Bharata. If you do, they will be deemed to be directed against me.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• Lakshmana

FAQs

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

Dharma demands fairness: suspicion must be based on evidence and past conduct, not on anxiety or anger.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama challenges Lakshmana’s fear, reminding him that Bharata has never harmed him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s impartial reasoning and commitment to truth (satya) over impulsive judgment.