Valmiki Ramayana 2.113.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 5

पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च

The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya

Devanagari script

अदूराच्चित्रकूटस्य ददर्श भरतस्तदा ।

आश्रमं यत्र स मुनिर्भरद्वाजः कृतालयः ॥५॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.113.5

Transliteration

adūrāc citrakūṭasya dadarśa bharatas tadā |

āśramaṃ yatra sa munir bharadvājaḥ kṛtālayaḥ ||5||

Translation

Chitrakoot se zyada door nahi tha. Bharat ne wahan ek ashram dekha. Wahan rishi Bharadvaj rehte the. Unka yehi ghar tha.

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Word by Word

• अदूरात्: not far (from)
• अदूरात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb); अर्थे: ‘not far (from)’

• चित्रकूटस्य: of Chitrakuta
• चित्रकूटस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रकूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw/beheld
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भरतः: Bharata
• भरतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• सः: that (he)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st); एकवचन

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvaja
• भरद्वाजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st); एकवचन

• कृतालयः: having made (his) dwelling / resident
• कृतालयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतः आलयः यस्य/कृत-आलयः); कृ (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘कृत’ + आलय; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (of Bharadvaja)

Context

Not far from Chitrakuta mountain, Bharata beheld a hermitage where sage Bharadwaja resided.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Citrakūṭa
• Bharadvāja
• āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

Seeking guidance from the spiritually grounded is a dharmic act: royal decisions and journeys are oriented by proximity to sages and āśramas (centers of truth and restraint).

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata nears Citrakūṭa and comes upon Bharadvāja’s hermitage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility before wisdom—recognizing the authority of sages in moral and political uncertainty.