Valmiki Ramayana 2.92.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 17

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः

Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

तं प्रदक्षिणमागम्य भगवन्तं महामुनिम्। अदूरार्भरतस्यैव तस्थौ दीनमनास्तदा।।2.92.17।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.92.17

Transliteration

taṃ pradakṣiṇam āgamya bhagavantaṃ mahāmunim | adūrād bharatasyaiva tasthau dīna-manās tadā || 2.92.17 ||

Translation

Tras circunvalar con reverencia al bienaventurado gran sabio, se detuvo no lejos de Bharata, con el corazón abatido por la pena.

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Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object of आगम्य (approached him)

• प्रदक्षिणम्: in circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) used with verbs of motion; ‘keeping to the right’ (circumambulating)

• आगम्य: having approached
• आगम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• भगवन्तम्: the venerable one
• भगवन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to महामुनिम्

• महामुनिम्: great sage
• महामुनिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘महान् मुनिः’

• अदूरात्: not far away
• अदूरात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘from not far’

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• तस्थौ: stood
• तस्थौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दीन-मनाः: sad-hearted
• दीन-मनाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दीनं मनः यस्य सः’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (time adverb)

Context

She reverently circumambulated that great and divine ascetic and stood not far awayfrom Bharata with a sad heart.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Bharata
• Kaikeyī (implied as the subject continuing from prior verse)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes honoring the spiritually exalted through prescribed acts (pradakṣiṇā), and accepting one’s moral position with sobriety rather than arrogance.

What is the narrative situation?

After paying respects to Bharadvāja by circumambulation, Kaikeyī withdraws and stands near Bharata, reflecting the tension within the family.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverential discipline (maryādā) in ritual respect, coupled with an inward acknowledgment of sorrow and consequence.