Valmiki Ramayana 2.92.18: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 18

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः

Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

ततः पप्रच्छ भरतं भरद्वाजो दृढव्रतः। विशेषं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि मात्रूणां तव राघव।।2.92.18।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.92.18

Transliteration

tataḥ papraccha bharataṃ bharadvājo dṛḍha-vrataḥ | viśeṣaṃ jñātum icchāmi mātrūṇāṃ tava rāghava || 2.92.18 ||

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ພຣະພະຣະດວາຊະ ຜູ້ໝັ້ນຄົງໃນພຣະວຣະຕະ ໄດ້ຖາມພຣະພະຣະຕະວ່າ “ໂອ້ ຣາຆະວະ ເຮົາປາຖະໜາຈະຮູ້ໃຫ້ແຈ້ງຊັດເຖິງເລື່ອງພຣະມານດາທັງຫຼາຍຂອງເຈົ້າ”

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Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) = 'from that/thereafter'

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• पप्रच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• भरतम्: Bharata
• भरतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvaja
• भरद्वाजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• दृढव्रतः: firm-vowed
• दृढव्रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) of भरद्वाजः; समास: कर्मधारय (दृढं व्रतं यस्य)

• विशेषम्: details; specifically
• विशेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: 'in detail')

• ज्ञातुम्: to know
• ज्ञातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive/तुमन्त), 'to know'

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• मात्रूणाम्: of the mothers
• मात्रूणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• राघव: O Raghava (Bharata)
• राघव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Context

Then Bharadwaja, firm in his vows, said to Bharata, I want to know about your mothers individually.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Bharata
• Raghu lineage (Rāghava)

FAQs

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

Dharma values careful inquiry and truthful reporting: understanding family circumstances is necessary for right counsel and righteous action.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja begins a focused conversation with Bharata, asking him to identify and describe the queens present.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharadvāja’s discernment and commitment to truth—he asks ‘viśeṣam,’ seeking clarity rather than assumption.