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Valmiki Ramayana 2.71.34: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 34

भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम्

Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya

स त्वनेकाग्रहृदयो द्वास्स्थं प्रत्यर्च्य तं जनम्।।2.71.34।।

सूतमश्वपतेः क्लान्तमब्रवीत्तत्र राघवः।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.71.34

sa tv anekāgrahṛdayo dvāssthaṃ pratyarcya taṃ janam |

sūtam aśvapateḥ klāntam abravīt tatra rāghavaḥ || 2.71.34 ||

Pero Bharata, con la mente incapaz de fijarse en un solo pensamiento, devolvió el saludo a los guardianes y a la gente allí; luego habló al agotado auriga Aśvapati.

सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन
तुbut/and
तु:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; contrast/topic marker ‘but/and’
अनेकाग्रहृदयःwith a distracted mind
अनेकाग्रहृदयः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘with a mind not fixed (many-pointed)’
द्वाःस्थम्the gatekeeper
द्वाःस्थम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वार (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; object of प्रत्यर्च्य
प्रत्यर्च्यhaving greeted
प्रत्यर्च्य:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति-√अर्च् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having greeted/paid respects in return’
तम्that
तम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; determiner of जनम्
जनम्person/people
जनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
सूतम्charioteer
सूतम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसूत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; object of अब्रवीत्
अश्वपतेःof Ashvapati
अश्वपतेः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वपति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘of Aśvapati’ (proper name/epithet)
क्लान्तम्exhausted
क्लान्तम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्लान्त (प्रातिपदिक/क्त-कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifies सूतम्
अब्रवीत्said
अब्रवीत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Desha (देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेश-अव्यय; ‘there’
राघवःRaghava (descendant of Raghu)
राघवः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराघव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; apposition to सः

Bewildered, that descendant of Raghu (Bharata), reciprocated the greetings of the gate-keepers and then addressed the exhausted charioteer, Ashwapati:

B
Bharata
A
Aśvapati (charioteer)

FAQs

Even in distress, Bharata maintains social propriety by reciprocating greetings—self-control and courtesy are part of dharmic conduct.

Having entered Ayodhyā, Bharata formally acknowledges the guards and then turns to question his charioteer.

Courtesy and discipline under emotional strain.

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