Valmiki Ramayana 2.104.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 104, Shloka 7

भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य धर्मोपदेशः

Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Dharma-Reasoning

Devanagari script

सा राज्यफलमप्राप्य विधवा शोककर्शिता।पतिष्यति महाघोरे निरये जननी मम।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.104.7

Transliteration

sā rājya-phalam aprāpya vidhavā śoka-karśitā |

patiṣyati mahā-ghore niraye jananī mama ||

Translation

Ia—tanpa memperoleh ‘buah’ kerajaan, menjadi janda dan dilayukan oleh duka—ibuku sendiri akan jatuh ke neraka yang amat mengerikan.

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Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rājya-phalam: fruit of kingship
• rājya-phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (राज्यस्य फलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• aprāpya: without obtaining
• aprāpya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a-pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive) नकारार्थे; ‘अ-प्र-√आप्’ = ‘अप्राप्य’ (without obtaining)

• vidhavā: a widow
• vidhavā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhavā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śoka-karśitā: worn down by grief
• śoka-karśitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śoka + karśita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (शोकेन कर्शिता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘vidhavā’ इति विशेषणम्

• patiṣyati: will fall
• patiṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mahā-ghore: in the very dreadful
• mahā-ghore: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (अतिशयेन घोर); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘niraye’ इति विशेषणम्

• niraye: in hell
• niraye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• jananī: mother
• jananī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jananī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी, एकवचन

Context

My mother, formented with grief and with the fruit of the kingdom forfeited, and cursed with widowhood, will fall into the dreadful hell.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• Kaikeyi

FAQs

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

Adharma bears consequences: unjust actions motivated by desire for power lead to suffering here and moral retribution hereafter (expressed as niraya).

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata, distressed, predicts the spiritual and emotional ruin that will follow Kaikeyī’s act and urges Rāma to respond in a way that restores righteousness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s compassion mixed with moral seriousness: he fears for his mother’s fate even while condemning her deed.