Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 101, Shloka 8

भरतस्य धर्मनिश्चयः

Bharata Affirms Lineage-Dharma and Urges Rama’s Coronation

Devanagari script

प्रियेण किल दत्तं हि पितृलोकेषु राघव।अक्षय्यं भवतीत्याहुर्भवांश्चैव पितुः प्रियः।।2.101.8।।

Transliteration

priyeṇa kila dattaṃ hi pitṛlokeṣu rāghava | akṣayyaṃ bhavatīty āhur bhavāṃś caiva pituḥ priyaḥ || 2.101.8 ||

Translation

Ô Rāghava, on dit que l’offrande faite par un être cher devient impérissable dans le monde des ancêtres; et toi, tu étais vraiment cher à notre père.

Word by Word

• प्रियेण: by/through a dear one (as a dear gift)
• प्रियेण: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• किल: indeed, it is said
• किल: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यालङ्कार (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), श्रुत्यर्थे/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थे “indeed/it is said”

• दत्तम्: given, offered
• दत्तम्: कर्म (कर्मपदम्/Object, implied ‘gift’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Nom/Acc), एकवचनम्; “given/offered”

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यालङ्कार (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle) हेत्वर्थे/निश्चयार्थे “for/indeed”

• पितृलोकेषु: in the worlds of the ancestors (manes)
• पितृलोकेषु: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive tatpurusha): पितॄणां लोकाः; पुल्लिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• राघव: O Raghava (Rama)
• राघव: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• अक्षय्यम्: imperishable, inexhaustible
• अक्षय्यम्: कर्म/विधेय (predicate complement to ‘becomes’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (adjective)

• भवति: becomes, is
• भवति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यालङ्कार (quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-निपातः (quotative particle)

• आहुः: they say
• आहुः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/आह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• भवान्: you
• भवान्: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; आदरार्थक-प्रयोगः (honorific ‘you’)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• एव: alone, indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यालङ्कार (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• पितुः: of (your) father
• पितुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• प्रियः: beloved, dear
• प्रियः: विधेय (predicate of ‘bhavān’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

Context

O son of Raghu's race, it is said that whatever is offered by a dear son becomes eternal in the world of manes. You alone are the beloved son of our father.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Rāghava)
• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

Offerings made with sincere filial love are held to have enduring spiritual efficacy; dharma is fulfilled through both rite and right intention.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata motivates Rama to perform the ancestral offering by noting its special merit when done by a beloved son.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s filial belovedness and Bharata’s humility—he acknowledges Rama’s unique place in their father’s heart.