Valmiki Ramayana 2.111.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 111, Shloka 7

अयोध्याकाण्डे एकादशोत्तरशततमः सर्गः

Sarga 111: Counsel on Gurus, Parental Debt, and Bharata’s Protest

Devanagari script

भरतस्य वचः कुर्वन्याचमानस्य राघव।आत्मानं नातिवर्तेस्त्वं सत्यधर्मपराक्रम।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.111.7

Transliteration

bharatasya vacaḥ kurvan yācamānasya rāghava | ātmānaṃ nātivartes tvaṃ satyadharma-parākrama ||

Translation

ಹೇ ರಾಘವ, ಬೇಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಭರತನ ವಚನವನ್ನು ಪಾಲಿಸಿದರೆ ನೀನು ನಿನ್ನ ಆತ್ಮಸ್ವಭಾವವನ್ನು ಮೀರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ—ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಾಕ್ರಮವಂತನೇ!

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Word by Word

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

• वचः: word/request
• वचः: कर्म (Karma/Object of कुर्वन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुर्वन्: doing, complying with
• कुर्वन्: कर्ता (Agent participle referring to त्वम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• याचमानस्य: of (him) who is supplicating
• याचमानस्य: विशेषण (Qualifier of भरतस्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याच् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present middle participle), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• राघव: O Rāghava
• राघव: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आत्मानम्: yourself
• आत्मानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अतिवर्तेः: you will not/should not overstep
• अतिवर्तेः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; निषेधेन 'नातिवर्तेः'

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सत्यधर्मपराक्रम: O one whose prowess is (rooted in) truth and righteousness
• सत्यधर्मपराक्रम: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + धर्म + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक-त्रय)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (one whose valor is (based) on truth and dharma)

Context

O scion of the Raghus whose strength springs from truth and righteousness, if you accede to the prayers of Bharata, you will not ignore the call of your soul.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Rāma
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Harmony between external duty and inner conscience: dharma is portrayed as something that should not violate the ātman, especially when responding to a righteous plea.

What is the narrative situation?

Vasiṣṭha supports Bharata’s entreaty and urges Rāma to consider accepting it as consistent with his own nature rooted in satya and dharma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral courage grounded in truth: Rāma’s ‘parākrama’ is defined not by force but by fidelity to satya-dharma.