Valmiki Ramayana 2.93.26: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 26

चित्रकूटमार्गवर्णनम् · Bharata’s Army Reaches Chitrakuta and Searches for Rama

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता स्ततस्सर्वे तत्र तस्थुः समन्तः ।

भरतो यत्र धूमाग्रं तत्र दृष्टिं समादधात् ॥२६॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.93.26

Transliteration

evam uktās tataḥ sarve tatra tasthuḥ samantaḥ |

bharato yatra dhūmāgraṃ tatra dṛṣṭiṃ samādadhāt ||26||

Translation

जब उन्हे ऐसा कहा गया, तो सब वहीं रुक गए। भरत ने उस तरफ देखा जहाँ धुआँ उठता था।

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (manner adverb)

• uktāḥ: having been told
• uktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता, of subsequent action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त) from √vac; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; 'having been told/addressed'

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (time adverb)

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya

• tasthuḥ: stood/ halted
• tasthuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• samantaḥ: all around
• samantaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb) 'on all sides'

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• yatra: where
• yatra: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (सम्बन्धाव्यय)

• dhūmāgram: the smoke-column
• dhūmāgram: Karma (कर्म/object of fixing gaze)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūma + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• tatra: there
• tatra: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Correlative adverb (तत्र-यत्र)

• dṛṣṭim: gaze
• dṛṣṭim: Karma (कर्म/object of placing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• samādadhāt: fixed/placed
• samādadhāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धातु) + sam-ā (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; 'fixed/placed'

Context

At this command, all of them halted. Then Bharata fixed his gaze on the source of the smoke.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• army (sainyāḥ)
• dhūma (smoke—sign of habitation/ashram)

FAQs

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

Dharma involves disciplined action: the troops obey and halt, while Bharata proceeds with attentive awareness rather than reckless advance.

What is the narrative situation?

The army stops as commanded; Bharata looks toward a visible smoke column, likely indicating Rāma’s nearby dwelling/fire.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Alertness and composure—Bharata’s focused gaze reflects careful, respectful approach in a sensitive encounter.