Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 101, Shloka 7

भरतस्य धर्मनिश्चयः

Bharata Affirms Lineage-Dharma and Urges Rama’s Coronation

Devanagari script

उत्तिष्ठ पुरुषव्याघ्र क्रियतामुदकं पितुः।अहं चायं च शत्रुघ्नः पूर्वमेव कृतोदकौ।।2.101.7।।

Transliteration

uttiṣṭha puruṣavyāghra kriyatām udakaṃ pituḥ | ahaṃ cāyaṃ ca śatrughnaḥ pūrvam eva kṛtodakau || 2.101.7 ||

Translation

उठो, पुरुष‑व्याघ्र! पिता के लिए उदक‑दान करो। मैं और यह शत्रुघ्न पहले ही उदक‑क्रिया कर चुके हैं।

Word by Word

• uttiṣṭha: rise
• uttiṣṭha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sthā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• puruṣavyāghra: O best of men
• puruṣavyāghra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa-vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; 'tiger among men'

• kriyatām: let (it) be done
• kriyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ lakāra (Imperative), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; Ātmanepada; passive/impersonal sense 'let it be done'

• udakam: water-libation
• udakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; here object of kriyatām (offering of water)

• pituḥ: of (your) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Ekavacana

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana

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

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

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

• śatrughnaḥ: Śatrughna
• śatrughnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatrughna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• pūrvam: earlier; already
• pūrvam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle)

• kṛtodakau: having offered the water-libation (we two)
• kṛtodakau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta-udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; samāsa: kṛta (done) + udaka (water-offering) = 'having performed water-libation'

Context

Arise, O best of men! and offer libations to our father. I and Satrughna have already done so.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• Śatrughna
• Daśaratha
• Udaka (libation)

FAQs

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

Fulfilling pitṛṛṇa (debt to the ancestors) through prescribed rites is a key dharmic obligation of sons.

What is the narrative situation?

After informing Rama of Daśaratha’s death, Bharata urges Rama to perform the customary water-libation for their father.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s propriety and devotion—he ensures the funeral obligations are completed and invites Rama to complete his share.