Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 43

अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः

Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation

Devanagari script

सञ्चितान्यस्य वित्तनि विविधानि सहस्रशः।दस्युभिर्विप्रलुप्यन्तां यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः।।।।

Transliteration

sañcitāny asya vittāni vividhāni sahasraśaḥ | dasyubhir vipralupyantāṃ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ ||

Translation

Semoga orang yang atas persetujuannya saudaraku yang mulia pergi ke pembuangan, segala harta yang ditimbunnya—bermacam-macam dan beribu-ribu—dirampas para pencuri dengan cara yang tak terhitung.

Word by Word

• sañcitāni: accumulated
• sañcitāni: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam+ci (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृत्: क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies vittāni

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vittāni: wealths/possessions
• vittāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vividhāni: various
• vividhāni: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies vittāni

• sahasraśaḥ: in thousands
• sahasraśaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasraśaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय) meaning 'by thousands'

• dasyubhiḥ: by thieves
• dasyubhiḥ: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dasyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vipralupyantām: let (them) be plundered
• vipralupyantām: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+pra+lup (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपदम); 'let them be plundered'

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• āryaḥ: the noble one
• āryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• anumate: with approval
• anumate: Hetu (हेतुः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu+man (धातु)
• Form: Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन) of 'anumata' (कृत्: क्त) used adverbially: 'with consent'

• gataḥ: gone (exiled)
• gataḥ: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (कृत्: क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

May that man's accumulated extensive posssessions of various kinds of wealth be snatched away by thieves in thousands of ways if he had counselled the exile of my esteemed brother!

Characters & Entities

• Rama (āryaḥ, implied)
• Bharata (speaker, implied)

FAQs

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

Unrighteous gain or unrighteous counsel is imagined to lead to the collapse of artha; dharma is presented as the true safeguard of prosperity.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata condemns the enabler of Rama’s exile, envisioning material ruin as a consequence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s sense of justice: he views wrongful political outcomes as demanding moral accountability.