Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 7

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः

Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

आमन्त्रयेऽहं भगवन् कामं त्वामृषिसत्तमः। समीपं प्रस्थितं भ्रातुर्मैत्रेणेक्षस्व चक्षुषा।।2.92.7।।

Transliteration

āmantraye ’haṃ bhagavan kāmaṃ tvām ṛṣisattama | samīpaṃ prasthitaṃ bhrātur maitreṇekṣasva cakṣuṣā ||2.92.7||

Translation

ໂອ ພຣະຜູ້ຄວນເຄົາລົບ ຜູ້ປະເສີດສຸດໃນຫມູ່ລະສີ ບັດນີ້ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂໍລາຈາກທ່ານ; ເມື່ອຂ້າພະເຈົ້າອອກເດີນທາງໄປໃກ້ພີ່ນ້ອງຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ຂໍທ່ານໂປດເບິ່ງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າດ້ວຍສາຍຕາແຫ່ງມິດຕະພາບ ແລະພອນອັນດີງາມ.

Word by Word

• āmantraye: I take leave / I request permission
• āmantraye: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√mantr (धातु: मन्त्र्)
• Form: Verb; Lakāra: Laṭ (लट्, present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Singular; Ātmanepada

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st), Singular

• bhagavan: O venerable one
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• kāmam: indeed/earnestly
• kāmam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative used adverbially (कामम् = certainly/at will), avyaya-prāya

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd), Singular

• ṛṣi-sattamaḥ: O best of sages
• ṛṣi-sattamaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष; 'best among sages'); Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular (address)

• samīpam: to the vicinity
• samīpam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म, destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; goal (गन्तव्य)

• prasthitam: set out/departed
• prasthitam: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√sthā (धातु: स्था) + kta → prasthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past participle, Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies aham (understood) or speaker as 'set out'

• bhrātuḥ: of (my) brother
• bhrātuḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• maitreṇa: friendly
• maitreṇa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; used as adjective to cakṣuṣā: 'with friendly (eye)'

• īkṣasva: look upon/consider
• īkṣasva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īkṣ (धातु: ईक्ष्)
• Form: Verb; Lakāra: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Singular; Ātmanepada

• cakṣuṣā: with (your) eye
• cakṣuṣā: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

Context

O venerable one! O excellent of the ascetics! I seek your leave. As I am proceeding to see my brother, bless me with a kindly look.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Bharadvāja
• Rāma (implied as brother)

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown as reverence toward spiritual authority and seeking auspicious consent before undertaking an important act—aligning action with guidance, humility, and right intention.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata requests leave from Bharadvāja and asks for a benevolent blessing as he proceeds to meet his brother Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and devotion to righteous counsel—Bharata does not act presumptuously but seeks the sage’s goodwill.