Valmiki Ramayana 2.73.6: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 6

भरतस्य कैकेय्याः प्रति धिक्कारः

Bharata’s Rebuke of Kaikeyi and Affirmation of Ikshvaku Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

त्वां प्राप्य हि पिता मेऽद्य सत्यसन्धो महायशाः।तीव्रदुःखाभिसन्तप्तो वृत्तो दशरथो नृपः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.73.6

Transliteration

tvāṃ prāpya hi pitā me 'dya satyasandho mahāyaśāḥ |

tīvraduḥkhābhisantapto vṛtto daśaratho nṛpaḥ ||

Translation

Pues, al caer bajo tu influjo, mi padre—el célebre rey Dasharatha, fiel a la verdad—ardió en dolor intenso y ahora ha partido de este mundo.

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Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having obtained (you)
• प्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having obtained/reached’

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सत्यसन्धः: true to his vow
• सत्यसन्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यसन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (yasya satye sandhiḥ/niścayaḥ saḥ)

• महायशाः: greatly renowned
• महायशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (mahā yaśo yasya)

• तीव्रदुःखाभिसन्तप्तः: tormented by intense grief
• तीव्रदुःखाभिसन्तप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र + दुःख + अभि-सम्-तप् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सन्तप्त’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष-समास (तीव्रस्य दुःखस्य अभिसन्तप्तः)

• वृत्तः: has passed away
• वृत्तः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; here in sense ‘departed/ceased (from life)’

• दशरथः: Dasaratha
• दशरथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper noun)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to दशरथः

Context

My father king Dasaratha who is bound to truth and highly renowned, having come under your influence and tormented by intense grief has departed from this world.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Kaikeyi
• Dasharatha

FAQs

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

Satya as vow-keeping is central: Dasharatha’s truthfulness is upheld even as it leads to personal ruin, underscoring the Ramayana’s ideal of integrity under pressure.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata explains that Dasharatha’s death resulted from unbearable grief after being compelled by Kaikeyi’s demands tied to his pledged word.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dasharatha’s satya-niṣṭhā (steadfastness to truth), presented as a defining royal virtue.