Shloka 14

अयोध्याप्रत्यागमन-सन्देशः

Hanuman Sent Ahead to Ayodhya

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वायमाकारंभजतेभरतस्ततः ।स च तेवेदितव्यःस्यात्सर्वंयच्छापिमांप्रति ।।।।

Transliteration

etac chrutvā yam ākāraṃ bhajate bharatas tataḥ | sa ca te veditavyaḥ syāt sarvaṃ yac cāpi māṃ prati ||

Translation

「これを聞いたのち、バラタがいかなる態度を取ろうとも——とりわけ我に対して——そのすべてを見極め、悟って、のちに報告せよ。」

Word by Word

• etat: this (all this)
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकाल; धातु: श्रु (to hear)

• yam: which
• yam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ākāram: expression/form
• ākāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhajate: assumes/displays
• bhajate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रम-अव्यय (adverb of sequence: then/thereupon)

• saḥ: that (he/it)
• saḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive) / चतुर्थी (Dative) एकवचन-रूप; अत्र: तुभ्यं (for you) अर्थे दत्तिवाचक (dative sense)

• veditavyaḥ: should be known
• veditavyaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘ज्ञातव्यः’ (to be known)

• syāt: may/should be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपे (object)

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• mām: me
• mām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• prati: towards/with regard to
• prati: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/निपात-स्वरूप अव्यय (preposition-like): ‘towards/with regard to’

Context

"Listening to Bharata, and seeing his form, expression on hearing this news and knowing his intent, checking all this you may return to me."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Dharma requires clarity before assuming authority: Rāma seeks truthful knowledge of Bharata’s inner state to ensure the transition of rule remains righteous and non-coercive.

What is the narrative situation?

Before entering Ayodhyā, Rāma asks Hanumān to meet Bharata first, deliver the message, and carefully note Bharata’s reaction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and respect: Rāma does not presume; he honors Bharata’s agency and integrity.