Valmiki Ramayana 2.100.32 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100, Shloka 32

शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma

Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare

Devanagari script

कच्चिद्बलस्य भक्तं च वेतनं च यथोचितम्।सम्प्राप्तकालं दातव्यं ददासि न विलम्बसे।।।।

Transliteration

kaccid balasya bhaktaṁ ca vetanaṁ ca yathocitam |

samprāpta-kālaṁ dātavyaṁ dadāsi na vilambase ||

Translation

Fournis-tu à l’armée des rations et une solde convenables, donnant ce qui est dû au moment voulu, sans retard ?

Word by Word

• kaccit: I hope
• kaccit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kaccit (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative particle

• balasya: of the army
• balasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; genitive ‘of the army’

• bhaktam: rations, food
• bhaktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of dadāsi

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• vetanam: wages, pay
• vetanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vetana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of dadāsi

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• yathā-ucitam: as appropriate
• yathā-ucitam: Karma-anuguṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ucita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; avyayībhāva ‘yathā ucitam’ = as is proper; qualifies bhaktam/vetanam (as appropriate)

• samprāpta-kālam: when the due time has come
• samprāpta-kālam: Karma-anuguṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√prāp (धातु) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: samprāptaḥ kālaḥ yasya (due time having arrived); qualifies dātavyam

• dātavyam: to be given
• dātavyam: Karma (कर्म/what is to be given)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Kṛtya (gerundive/कृत्य) -tavya, Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā/Prathamā Ekavacana (here as object-complement); ‘to be given’

• dadāsi: you give, you pay
• dadāsi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation

• vilambase: you delay
• vilambase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√lamb (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; ātmanepada; ‘delay’

Context

I trust you distribute rations and wages to your army in due time without making delay.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bharata
• army (bala)

FAQs

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

Economic fairness is dharma in governance: timely and adequate compensation prevents exploitation and preserves trust between ruler and protectors of the realm.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma asks about administrative discipline—whether Bharata ensures punctual payment and provisioning of troops.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability and justice: the ruler’s dependability in meeting obligations is treated as a moral duty.