Shloka 5

पादुकाप्रदानम्

The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship

Devanagari script

कुले जात महाप्राज्ञ महावृत्त महायशः।ग्राह्यं रामस्य वाक्यं ते पितरं यद्यवेक्षसे।।2.112.5।।

Transliteration

kule jāta mahāprājña mahāvṛtta mahāyaśaḥ | grāhyaṃ rāmasya vākyaṃ te pitaraṃ yady avekṣase || 2.112.5 ||

Translation

高貴なる家に生まれ、大いなる知恵と徳行と名声を備えた者よ。父を敬うなら、ラーマの言葉を受け入れよ。

Word by Word

• कुले: in a lineage/family
• कुले: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th); एकवचन

• जात: born
• जात: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-एकवचनार्थे (used in vocative sense addressing Bharata)

• महाप्राज्ञ: O very wise one
• महाप्राज्ञ: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् प्राज्ञः)

• महावृत्त: O one of great conduct
• महावृत्त: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् वृत्तम् यस्य)

• महायशः: O greatly renowned one
• महायशः: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् यशः यस्य)

• ग्राह्यम्: should be accepted
• ग्राह्यम्: विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → ग्राह्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भाव्य/अर्हार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive, यत्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be accepted)

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: word/command
• वाक्यम्: कर्ता/कर्म (Subject of predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; (here subject of 'grāhyam' or object implied)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); एकवचन; सर्वनाम (your)

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त-निपात (conditional conjunction)

• अवेक्षसे: you consider/look at
• अवेक्षसे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Context

His mothers were unable to bid him farewell their throats were choked with tears of sorrow but Rama himself paid obeisance to them and entered his hut in tears.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē dvādaśōttaraśatatamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the hundredtwelfth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma
• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

Dharma here is loyalty to rightful speech and to paternal honor: respecting Daśaratha’s intent requires honoring Rāma’s dharmic commitment.

What is the narrative situation?

Sages advise Bharata to accept Rāma’s decision (and the course set by the father’s vow), preventing a succession crisis driven by emotion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s humility and reverence for elders—his capacity to place his father’s honor and Rāma’s truthfulness above personal power.