Shloka 32

भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः

Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return

Devanagari script

अथैतत्पृष्ठतः कृत्वा वनमेव भवानितः।गमिष्यति गमिष्यामि भवता सार्धमप्यहम्।।।।

Transliteration

athaitat pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā vanam eva bhavān itaḥ | gamiṣyati gamiṣyāmi bhavatā sārdham apy aham ||

Translation

Pero si dejas atrás estas súplicas y partes de aquí hacia el bosque, entonces yo también iré, junto contigo.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; discourse particle ('then/now')

• etat: this (request/plea)
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2), Singular; object of kṛtvā

• pṛṣṭhataḥ: behind, aside
• pṛṣṭhataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛṣṭhatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb ('behind/at the back')

• kṛtvā: having put/placed
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा); prior action

• vanam: to the forest
• vanam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2), Singular; goal of motion

• eva: indeed
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

• bhavān: you
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; honorific 'you'; subject of gamiṣyati

• itaḥ: from here
• itaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; ablatival adverb ('from here')

• gamiṣyati: will go
• gamiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्/Periphrastic future or simple future usage), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• gamiṣyāmi: I will go
• gamiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (future), Uttama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• bhavatā: with you
• bhavatā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3), Singular; companion with sārdham

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; 'together with' (takes Instrumental)

• api: also
• api: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle ('also/even')

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1), Singular; subject of gamiṣyāmi

Context

If you turn your back on my solicitations and set out for the forest I shall also go along with you from here itself.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• forest (vana)

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as solidarity in righteousness: Bharata refuses comfort purchased at the cost of Rama’s suffering and aligns himself with Rama’s chosen path.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata issues a final, dramatic commitment—if Rama will not return, Bharata will join him in exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s unwavering loyalty and readiness for self-sacrifice.