Valmiki Ramayana 2.99.32: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 32

चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः

Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama

Devanagari script

वासोभिर्बहुसाहस्रैर्यो महात्मा पुरोचितः।मृगाजिने सोऽयमिह प्रवस्ते धर्ममाचरन्।।2.99.32।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.99.32

Transliteration

vāsobhir bahusāhasrair yo mahātmā purocitaḥ | mṛgājine so ’yam iha pravaste dharmam ācaran ||2.99.32||

Translation

Aquel Rāma de gran alma, antes habituado a incontables vestiduras, ahora aquí viste pieles de ciervo, practicando el dharma.

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Word by Word

• vāsobhiḥ: with garments
• vāsobhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• bahusāhasraiḥ: by many thousands (of)
• bahusāhasraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu-sāhasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu (द्विगु) numeral-like compound: bahūni sāhasrāṇi; Neuter, Instrumental, Plural; agrees with vāsobhiḥ

• yaḥ: he who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• mahātmā: great-souled one
• mahātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of time (कालवाचक)

• ucitaḥ: was accustomed
• ucitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ucita (प्रातिपदिक; वच्/उच्-धातु से ‘उचित’)
• Form: Kridanta; past passive participle (क्त) used as predicate ‘accustomed/appropriate’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• mṛgājine: in/with a deer-skin
• mṛgājine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga-ajina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: mṛgasya ajinam; Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ayam: this (man)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• pravaste: wears/is clad
• pravaste: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vas (धातु)
• Form: Verb; Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada; sense ‘is clothed/wears’

• dharmam: righteousness
• dharmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ācaran: practising
• ācaran: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√car (धातु)
• Form: Kridanta; present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agreeing with saḥ ayam

Context

Such magnanimous Rama, a follower of dharma, accustomed to be attired in thousands of dresses in the past now clad in two deer skins, is practising righteousness.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Bharata
• forest

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as lived practice: Rāma accepts austerity and renounces luxury to keep truth and uphold righteous duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata observes Rāma’s changed attire—royal finery replaced by deer-skins—while Rāma remains committed to dharma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s self-control and renunciation in service of truth and duty.