Valmiki Ramayana 2.106.14: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 106, Shloka 14

भरतवाक्यं · रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः

Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return

Spoken by Bharata to RamaSetting: Ayodhyā

Devanagari script

साध्वर्थमभिसन्धाय क्रोधान्मोहाच्च साहसात् ।

तातस्य यदतिक्रान्तं प्रत्याहरतु तद्भवान् ॥१४॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.106.14

Transliteration

sādhv artham abhisandhāya krodhān mohāc ca sāhasāt |

tātasya yad atikrāntaṃ pratyāharatu tad bhavān ||14||

Translation

सही धरम समझ के, जो गलती हमारे पापा ने गुस्से में या घबराहट में की है, उस्से ठीक कर दो।

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Word by Word

• sādhu: properly / well
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (adverb: well/properly)
• Role: Prakāra (प्रकार)

• artham: meaning / purpose
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• abhisandhāya: having considered / having reflected
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-sandhā (धातु)
• Form: Ktvānta (absolutive/gerund, ल्यप्)
• Role: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)

• krodhāt: from anger / due to anger
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (Ablative, 5th), Ekavacana
• Role: Hetu (हेतु)

• mohāt: from delusion
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (Ablative, 5th), Ekavacana
• Role: Hetu (हेतु)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)

• sāhasāt: from rashness
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Pañcamī (Ablative, 5th), Ekavacana
• Role: Hetu (हेतु)

• tātasya: of (your) father
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)

• yat: whatever
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun referring to atikrāntam
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• atikrāntam: transgression / what has been overstepped
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati-kram (धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) PPP, Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; ‘transgressed/overstepped’
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• pratyāharatu: may (he/you) set right / retract
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-ā-hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

• tat: that
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; correlative to yat
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• bhavān: you (sir)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; honorific pronoun
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

Sandhi Notes

• sādhvarthamabhisandhāya → sādhu artham abhisandhāya
• krōdhānmōhācca → krodhāt mohāt ca
• yadatikrāntaṅ → yat atikrāntam
• tadbhavān → tat bhavān.

Context

Our father has trangressed righteousness due to anger or delusion or recklessness. Therefore, you may think over the matter prudently and set it right.

The teaching

First discern the truly right; then undo what was done from anger, delusion, or rashness—dharma permits correction of wrongful authority.

Duties in tension

• Reverence for father’s decision vs obligation to correct adharma caused by passions
• Family loyalty vs loka-hita (public good)

Ethical theme

Putradharma / rājadharma

How it resolves

Rectification (prāyaścitta-like restorative action) guided by discernment

For your practice

Practice of viveka before action; restraint of krodha and moha; commitment to repair harm.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Vira (heroism), with Karuna (compassion)

Mood

Resolute, corrective, morally charged

Themes

• Dharma
• Restoration of order
• Ethics
• Kingship
• Corrective duty

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• Dasaratha

FAQs

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

Dharma can require restoration: when a harmful decision arises from anger, delusion, or rashness, a righteous agent should thoughtfully set it right.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata urges Rama to reverse the consequences of Dasaratha’s decision (Rama’s exile) and return to rightful kingship.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence (vicāra) and responsibility: Rama is asked to act as a moral restorer, not merely an obedient sufferer.