Valmiki Ramayana 2.8.29 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 8, Shloka 29

मन्थराकैकेयीसंवादः — Mantharā’s Counsel to Kaikeyī

Ayodhyā’s Succession Alarm

Devanagari script

भरतस्याप्यनुवशश्शत्रुघ्नोऽपि समं गतः।लक्ष्मणो हि यथा रामं तथाऽसौ भरतं गतः।।2.8.29।।

Transliteration

bharatasya apy anuvaśaḥ śatrughno ’pi samaṃ gataḥ |

lakṣmaṇo hi yathā rāmaṃ tathā ’sau bharataṃ gataḥ ||2.8.29||

Translation

Y también Śatrughna, obediente a Bharata, ha ido con él. Así como Lakṣmaṇa acompaña a Rāma, así Śatrughna acompaña a Bharata.

Word by Word

• भरतस्य: of Bharata
• भरतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ-अव्यय (also)

• अनुवशः: obedient
• अनुवशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुवश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (obedient/submissive)

• शत्रुघ्नः: Shatrughna
• शत्रुघ्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also)

• समम्: together
• समम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (together/equally)

• गतः: has gone
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय भूतकृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—गच्छितवान् (has gone)

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (as/just as)

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

• तथा: so
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यप्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (so/in the same way)

• असौ: that one (Shatrughna)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भरतम्: to Bharata
• भरतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गतः: has gone
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Satrughna who is obedient to Bharata has followed him. Like Lakshmana who has taken refuge in Rama, he has also resorted to Bharata.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Śatrughna
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

The verse invokes fraternal loyalty as a social dharma—brothers support one another; however, Mantharā uses this truth to sharpen factional thinking.

What is the narrative situation?

Mantharā notes that Bharata is not alone—Śatrughna is aligned with him—contrasting this with the well-known Rāma–Lakṣmaṇa bond in Ayodhyā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty and devotion between brothers (bhrātṛ-bhakti), modeled through the parallels Lakṣmaṇa→Rāma and Śatrughna→Bharata.