Valmiki Ramayana 2.112.14 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 14

पादुकाप्रदानम्

The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा न्यपतद्भ्रातुः पादयोर्भरतस्तदा।भृशं सम्प्रार्थयामास राममेव प्रियंवदः।।2.112.14।।

Transliteration

ity uktvā nyapatad bhrātuḥ pādayor bharatas tadā | bhṛśaṃ samprārthayāmāsa rāmam eva priyaṃvadaḥ || 2.112.14 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞിട്ട് ഭരതൻ അപ്പോൾ സഹോദരന്റെ പാദങ്ങളിൽ വീണു; മധുരവചനങ്ങളോടെ രാമനോടു മാത്രമേ അത്യന്തം അപേക്ഷിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotation/iti-marker (इति)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), pūrvakāla-kriyā

• nyapatat: fell down
• nyapatat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + pat (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra, Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; upasarga: ni-

• bhrātuḥ: of (his) brother
• bhrātuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• pādayoḥ: at the two feet
• pādayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Dvivacana; locative "at the feet"

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; time adverb

• bhṛśam: greatly
• bhṛśam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; manner/intensity adverb

• samprārthayāmāsa: entreated earnestly
• samprārthayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pra + arth (धातु)
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्-परस्मैपद, परोक्षभूत/सम्पूर्णभूत), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; causative/denominative-like intensive sense; upasargas: sam-, pra-

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• eva: only
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; avadhāraṇa (only)

• priyaṃvadaḥ: sweet-spoken
• priyaṃvadaḥ: Kartā-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya + vada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: priyaṃ vadati yaḥ (one who speaks pleasantly)

Context

Rama took his in his arms Bharata who had a dark-blue complexion, whose eyes were like petals of lotus and whose voice was the voice of an amorous swan.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Respect for rightful authority and elders (including elder brother) is expressed through humility; persuasion is grounded in reverence rather than coercion.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata physically prostrates before Rāma to reinforce his plea that Rāma should accept kingship.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śraddhā and vinaya—devotional sincerity and humility—in Bharata’s conduct.