Valmiki Ramayana 2.76.6: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 76, Shloka 6

दशरथस्य अन्त्येष्टि

विधानम् · Dasaratha’s Funeral Rites and Ayodhya’s Mourning

Spoken by Bharata to DasharathaSetting: Ayodhyā (court/royal setting implied)

Devanagari script

किं ते व्यवसितं राजन् प्रोषिते मय्यनागते ।

विवास्य रामं धर्मज्ञं लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम् ॥६॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.76.6

Transliteration

kiṃ te vyavasitaṃ rājan proṣite mayyanāgate |

vivāsya rāmaṃ dharmajñaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam ||6||

Translation

Oh rey, ¿qué resolviste hacer mientras yo estaba ausente y antes de que pudiera volver, desterrando al justo Rāma y al poderoso Lakṣmaṇa?

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Word by Word

• किम्: what
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• ते: your
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of you/your’
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)

• व्यवसितम्: resolved/decided
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-अव-√सि (धातु) → व्यवसित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘resolved/decided’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)

• प्रोषिते: when (I was) away
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√वस् (धातु) → प्रोषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (PPP) पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी: ‘when (I was) away’
• Role: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम्)

• मयि: while I (was)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी
• Role: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम्)

• अनागते: not having returned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्-आ-√गम् (धातु) → अनागत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (PPP) पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी: ‘before (I had) returned’
• Role: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम्)

• विवास्य: having banished
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund): ‘having banished/exiled’
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)

• रामम्: Rama
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• धर्मज्ञम्: knower of dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: धर्मं जानाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; रामम् इति विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• लक्ष्मणम्: Lakshmana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)

• महाबलम्: mighty/very strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: महत् बलम् यस्य/महद् बलम् (कर्मधारय); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; लक्ष्मणम् इति विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Compound: Karmadharaya

Sandhi Notes

• मय्यनागते = मयि + अनागते (यण्-सन्धि: i + a → ya)
• अन्यत्र सन्धिः न विशेषः।

Context

What have you done, O king, between my absence and my arrival? You have banished the righteous Rama and the valiant Lakshmana.

The teaching

Absence of a stakeholder does not absolve a ruler; dharma demands transparent, just decision-making.

Duties in tension

• Keeping pledged boons vs justice to rightful heir
• Obedience to royal command vs protection of the righteous

Ethical theme

Governance ethics / rājadharma

How it resolves

Moral interrogation (dharma-based critique)

For your practice

Practice of satya and moral courage; encourages speaking truth to power with restraint.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Karuna (compassion), with Raudra (fury)

Mood

Piercing, lamenting, indignant

Themes

• Lamentation
• Exile
• Family Dynamics
• Regret

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Dasharatha
• Rama
• Lakshmana

FAQs

Who is the speaker addressing in this verse?

Bharata is addressing his deceased father, King Dasharatha, lamenting the decisions made during Bharata's absence.

What ethical conflict (Dharma) is highlighted in this verse?

Bharata highlights the tragedy of banishing Rama, whom he explicitly calls 'dharmajñam' (knower of Dharma), questioning the righteousness of the King's resolution made in haste.