Valmiki Ramayana 2.92.31: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 31

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः

Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

अभिवाद्य तु संसिद्धः कृत्वा चैनं प्रदक्षिणम्। आमन्त्र्य भरत स्सैन्यं युज्यतामित्यचोदयत्।।2.92.31।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.92.31

Transliteration

abhivādya tu saṃsiddhaḥ kṛtvā cainaṃ pradakṣiṇam |

āmantrya bharataḥ sainyaṃ yujyatām ity acodayat || 2.92.31 ||

Translation

ついでバラタは旅支度を整え、礼拝して右繞（プラダクシナー）を行い、別れを告げて軍勢に促した。「繋げ、出立の備えをせよ。」

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Word by Word

• अभिवाद्य: having paid obeisance
• अभिवाद्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/absolutive), ‘having saluted’

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• संसिद्धः: prepared/ready
• संसिद्धः: विशेषण (Qualifier of implied subject ‘Bharata’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भरतः’ इति विशेषण

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having done/made’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (object of ‘kṛtvā’)

• आमन्त्र्य: having taken leave
• आमन्त्र्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + मन्त्र् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having taken leave/asked permission’

• भरतः: Bharata
• भरतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सैन्यम्: the army
• सैन्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• युज्यताम्: let (it) be harnessed/arrayed
• युज्यताम्: आज्ञार्थ-क्रिया (Imperative verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive imperative: ‘let it be yoked/arrayed’)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यचिह्न (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति निपात (quotative particle)

• अचोदयत्: urged/commanded
• अचोदयत्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

Having paid obeisance, the accomplished Bharata circumambulated sage Bharadwaja,look leave of him, and ordered his army to get ready.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Bharadvāja
• Army (sainya)

FAQs

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

Reverence and protocol: honoring sages through obeisance and pradakṣiṇā reflects dharmic humility before spiritual authority.

What is the narrative situation?

After receiving counsel, Bharata formally takes leave of Bharadvāja and orders his forces to resume the journey.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Discipline and respect: Bharata balances urgency with proper conduct toward the sage.