Valmiki Ramayana 2.9.33: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 9, Shloka 33

मन्थराप्रेरणा—वरद्वय-स्मरणं च

Manthara’s Provocation and the Recalling of Two Boons

Devanagari script

एवं प्रव्राजितश्चैव रामोऽरामो भविष्यति।भरतश्च हतामित्रस्तव राजा भविष्यति।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.9.33

Transliteration

evaṃ pravrājitaś caiva rāmo ’rāmo bhaviṣyati | bharataś ca hatāmitras tava rājā bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Ainsi, une fois exilé, Rāma deviendra comme « n’étant plus Rāma » ; et Bharata, ses ennemis abattus, deviendra ton roi.

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• pravrājitaḥ: exiled
• pravrājitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√vraj (धातु) + -ta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with rāmaḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle, emphasis

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; subject

• arāmaḥ: joyless/not pleasing
• arāmaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधान-विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Negative adjective with nañ (नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग); Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective to rāmaḥ

• bhaviṣyati: will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; subject (2nd clause)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• hatāmitraḥ: whose enemies are slain
• hatāmitraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hata (√han धातु + क्त) + amitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि): hatā amitrā yasya; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with bharataḥ

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive, Singular

• rājā: king
• rājā: Pradhāna (विधेय/प्रातिपदिक-विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate noun to bharataḥ

• bhaviṣyati: will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

Context

Thus, if Rama is exiled he will no longer be Rama (be able to cause delight to the people). Bharata will become king with his enemy subdued.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bharata
• Kaikeyī

FAQs

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

It shows the moral harm of reducing a person’s worth through political removal; dharma values intrinsic righteousness, not the stripping of status to nullify virtue.

What is the narrative situation?

Mantharā claims that exile will neutralize Rāma’s influence and ensure Bharata’s uncontested rule.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s public belovedness is indirectly acknowledged; Mantharā’s strategy relies on undermining that moral and social capital.