Valmiki Ramayana 2.99.3 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 3

चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः

Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama

Devanagari script

सुमन्त्रस्त्वपि शत्रुघ्नमदूरादन्वपद्यत।रामदर्शनजस्तर्षो भरतस्येव तस्य च।।2.99.3।।

Transliteration

sumantras tv api śatrughnam adūrād anvapadyata |

rāma-darśana-jas tarṣo bharatasyeva tasya ca || 2.99.3 ||

Translation

Sumantra también siguió a Śatrughna, no muy lejos; pues en él también surgió el mismo anhelo ardiente que en Bharata, nacido del deseo de contemplar a Rāma.

Word by Word

• sumantraḥ: Sumantra
• sumantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tu: and/but
• tu: Vākyasambandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• api: also
• api: Vākyasambandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle; ‘also’

• śatrughnam: Shatrughna
• śatrughnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatrughna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• adūrāt: from nearby
• adūrāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage of ablative; adverb ‘from not far’

• anvapadyata: followed
• anvapadyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pad (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; with anu-; ‘followed’

• rāmadarśanajaḥ: arising from seeing Rama
• rāmadarśanajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma-darśana-ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘born from seeing Rama’ qualifying tarṣaḥ

• tarṣaḥ: eagerness, longing
• tarṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tarṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• bharatasya: of Bharata
• bharatasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle

• tasya: of him (Shatrughna)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चयद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय)

Context

Sumantra, who was overeager, like Bharata, to see Rama, followed Satrughna who was not far from him.

Characters & Entities

• Sumantra
• Shatrughna
• Bharata
• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma is service and fidelity: Sumantra’s following reflects loyal attendance upon the royal family and reverence for Rama’s righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

As the party advances in the forest toward Rama, Sumantra keeps close behind Śatrughna, sharing Bharata’s intense eagerness to see Rama.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sevā (devoted service) and affectionate loyalty, extending beyond princes to their minister-charioteer.