Valmiki Ramayana 2.46.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 46, Shloka 8

तमसातीरवासः · Night on the Bank of the Tamasa and the Stratagem to Elude the Citizens

Devanagari script

भरतस्यानृशंसत्वं विचिन्त्याहं पुनः पुनः ।

नानुशोचामि पितरं मातरं चापि लक्ष्मण ॥८॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.46.8

Transliteration

bharatasyānṛśaṃsatvaṃ vicintyāhaṃ punaḥ punaḥ |

nānuśocāmi pitaraṃ mātaraṃ cāpi lakṣmaṇa ||8||

Translation

バラタの慈しみと、残酷さなき心を幾度も思い返すゆえに、我は父母のことをもはや憂えぬ、ラクシュマナよ。

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Word by Word

• भरतस्य: of Bharata
• भरतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अनृशंसत्वम्: non-cruelty, kindness
• अनृशंसत्वम्: Karma (कर्म/object of reflection)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृशंसत्व (प्रातिपदिक; भाववाचक-तद्धित/abstract noun)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• विचिन्त्य: having reflected
• विचिन्त्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), ‘having reflected/considered’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अनुशोचामि: I grieve/regret
• अनुशोचामि: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), समुच्चय/अपि=also (additive)

• लक्ष्मण: O Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

Context

As I reflect again and again on the benevolent nature of Bharata, there is no concern in me about my parents, O Lakshmana!

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Bharata
• Lakshmana
• Dasharatha
• Kausalya (implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustained through trust in the virtuous: Rama’s confidence in Bharata’s goodness shows how moral character becomes a reliable support for family and kingdom.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama reassures himself (and Lakṣmaṇa) that Bharata will care for their parents during the exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s anṛśaṃsatva—gentleness and non-cruelty—presented as a stabilizing moral force.