Valmiki Ramayana 2.90.22 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 90, Shloka 22

भरद्वाजाश्रमगमनम्

Bharata at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

जाने च रामं धर्मज्ञं ससीतं सहलक्ष्मणम्।असौ वसति ते भ्राता चित्रकूटे महागिरौ।।2.90.22।।

Transliteration

jāne ca rāmaṃ dharmajñaṃ sasītaṃ sahalakṣmaṇam |

asau vasati te bhrātā citrakūṭe mahāgirau ||2.90.22||

Translation

「また私は、シーターとラクシュマナを伴う、ダルマを知るラーマのことも知っている。そなたのその兄は、偉大なる山チトラクータに住している。」

Word by Word

• jāne: I know
• jāne: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dharmajñam: knower of dharma
• dharmajñam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'धर्मं जानाति'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifying rāmam

• sa-sītam: with Sita
• sa-sītam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास ('सीतया सह'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifying rāmam

• saha-lakṣmaṇam: with Lakshmana
• saha-lakṣmaṇam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास ('लक्ष्मणेन सह'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifying rāmam

• asau: that (he)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• vasati: dwells
• vasati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (वस्)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; enclitic genitive

• bhrātā: brother
• bhrātā: Karta (कर्ता/apposition to asau)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• citrakūṭe: at Chitrakuta
• citrakūṭe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citrakūṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• mahā-girau: on the great mountain
• mahā-girau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('महान् गिरिः'); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Context

Offering them both in order arghya (welcome-offering), water to wash their feet and fruits in accordance with the practice, he enquired Bharata about the welfare of the family.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Bharata
• Citrakūṭa

FAQs

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

True knowledge is aligned with dharma: Rāma is identified foremost by righteousness (dharmajña), indicating that moral character is his defining mark.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja informs Bharata of Rāma’s location and that he is accompanied by Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadfast righteousness; also the sage’s truthful guidance to aid rightful action.