Valmiki Ramayana 2.75.29 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 29

अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः

Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation

Devanagari script

मा च तं व्यूढबाह्वंसं चन्द्रार्कसमतेजसम्।द्राक्षीद्राज्यस्थमासीनं यस्यार्योऽनुमतेगतः।।।।

Transliteration

mā ca taṁ vyūḍha-bāhv-aṁsaṁ candrārka-sama-tejasam |

drākṣīd rājya-stham āsīnaṁ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ ||

Translation

Y que aquel por cuyo consejo fue desterrado mi noble hermano jamás lo contemple—de anchos brazos y hombros, resplandeciente como el sol y la luna—sentado en el trono del reino.

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय; prohibitive

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; ‘and/also’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; pronoun referring to Rāma

• व्यूढबाह्वंसम्: broad-armed and broad-shouldered
• व्यूढबाह्वंसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यूढ + बाहु + अंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (व्यूढौ बाहू अंसौ च यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective qualifying ‘tam’

• चन्द्रार्कसमतेजसम्: having radiance equal to moon and sun
• चन्द्रार्कसमतेजसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र + अर्क + सम + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (चन्द्रार्कयोः समं तेजो यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective qualifying ‘tam’

• द्राक्षीत्: (you) should see
• द्राक्षीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; injunctive/imperative-like with ‘mā’ = ‘do not see/behold’

• राज्यस्थम्: situated in kingship; on the throne
• राज्यस्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज्य + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (राज्ये स्थितः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective qualifying ‘tam’

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √आस् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; past participle ‘seated’, qualifying ‘tam’

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• आर्यः: the noble one (Rāma)
• आर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अनुमते: with approval
• अनुमते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुमति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• गतः: gone; exiled
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

May the one who counselled the exile of my esteemed brother be highly unfortunate like me in not being able to behold that long-armed and broad-shoulderd one seated on the throne and resembling both the Sun and the Moon in radiance!

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma (ārya)
• sun (arka)
• moon (candra)

FAQs

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

Unrighteous counsel alienates one from the rightful fruit of dharma: the joy of seeing a virtuous ruler enthroned.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata laments the loss caused by Rāma’s exile and pronounces that the wrongdoer should be deprived of witnessing Rāma’s coronation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s devotion to Rāma and recognition of ideal kingship—he sees Rāma’s rule as the natural, dharmic order.