Valmiki Ramayana 2.107.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 107, Shloka 17

पितृवाक्यपालनम्, गयाश्रुति-उपदेशः, भरतस्य राज्यग्रहण-निर्देशः

Rama’s Counsel on Vows, the Gaya Śruti, and Bharata’s Return to Rule

Devanagari script

त्वं राजा भरत भव स्वयं नराणां वन्यानामहमपि राजराण्मृगाणाम्।गच्छ त्वं पुरवरमद्य सम्प्रहृष्टस्संहृष्टस्त्वहमपि दण्डकान्प्रवेक्ष्ये।।2.107.17।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.107.17

Transliteration

tvaṃ rājā bharata bhava svayaṃ narāṇāṃ vanyānām aham api rājarāṭ mṛgāṇām | gaccha tvaṃ puravaram adya samprahṛṣṭaḥ saṃhṛṣṭas tv aham api daṇḍakān pravekṣye || 2.107.17 ||

Translation

ഭരതാ, മനുഷ്യരുടെ മേൽ നീ സ്വയം രാജാവാകുക; ഞാൻ വനത്തിലെ വന്യമൃഗങ്ങളുടെ മേൽ അധിപനായിരിക്കും. ഇന്ന് സന്തോഷഹൃദയത്തോടെ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനഗരത്തിലേക്കു പോകുക; ഞാനും ആനന്ദത്തോടെ ദണ്ഡകവനത്തിലേക്കു പ്രവേശിക്കും.

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Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st), Singular; pronoun

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular (predicate nominative)

• bharata: O Bharata
• bharata: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Vocative (8th), Singular

• bhava: be
• bhava: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa, Singular

• svayam: yourself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb), 'oneself'

• narāṇām: of men
• narāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Genitive (6th), Plural

• vanyānām: of the wild/forest (beings)
• vanyānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vanya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Genitive (6th), Plural; used substantively 'forest-dwellers/wild ones'

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta, also

• rājarāṭ: supreme king
• rājarāṭ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + rāṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; karmadhāraya: 'king-emperor/supreme king'

• mṛgāṇām: of beasts
• mṛgāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Genitive (6th), Plural

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra, Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa, Singular

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• puravaram: to the best city
• puravaram: Karma (कर्म) (goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura-vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'best city'

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (time adverb)

• samprahṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• samprahṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-pra-hṛṣ (धातु) → samprahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular; past participle used adjectivally (agreeing with tvam)

• saṃhṛṣṭaḥ: well-pleased
• saṃhṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-hṛṣ (धातु) → saṃhṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular; agreeing with aham

• tu: and/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (contrast/emphasis)

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta, also

• daṇḍakān: to Dandaka (region)
• daṇḍakān: Karma (कर्म) (goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Plural; metonymic for 'Daṇḍaka-forest region'

• pravekṣye: I shall enter
• pravekṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (future), Ātmanepada, Uttama-puruṣa, Singular

Context

Thereafter in the battle between gods and demons, the able king (Dasaratha) pleased (with your mother) granted her a boon (as a token of gratitude).

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Bharata
• Ayodhya (puravara, implied)
• Dandaka

FAQs

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

Dharma is right role-acceptance: Bharata must uphold royal duty, while Rama embraces exile without resentment.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama reassures Bharata by poetically dividing their realms—Ayodhyā for Bharata, the forest for Rama.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s cheerfulness in sacrifice—performing duty with inner joy rather than bitterness.