Shloka 25

पादुकाप्रदानम्

The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship

Devanagari script

चतुर्दशे तु संपूर्णे वर्षेऽहनि रघूत्तम।।2.112.25।।न द्रक्ष्यामि यदि त्वां तु प्रवेक्ष्यामि हुताशनम्।

Transliteration

caturdaśe tu saṃpūrṇe varṣe ’hani raghūttama || 2.112.25 ||

na drakṣyāmi yadi tvāṃ tu pravekṣyāmi hutāśanam |

Translation

എന്നാൽ ഹേ രഘൂത്തമാ! പതിനാലു വർഷം പൂർണ്ണമാകുന്ന ദിവസം ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെ ദർശിക്കാതിരുന്നാൽ, ഞാൻ ഹുതാശനത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച് ദേഹം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കും.

Word by Word

• चतुर्दशे: in the fourteenth
• चतुर्दशे: अधिकरण (Temporal locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; संख्याशब्द (in the fourteenth)

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/but)

• संपूर्णे: when completed
• संपूर्णे: अधिकरण-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (completed)

• वर्षे: in the year(s)
• वर्षे: अधिकरण (Temporal locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• अहनि: on the day
• अहनि: अधिकरण (Temporal locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• रघूत्तम: O best of the Raghus
• रघूत्तम: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रघूणाम् उत्तमः)

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

• द्रक्ष्यामि: I shall see
• द्रक्ष्यामि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future); उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त-निपात (if)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (then/indeed)

• प्रवेक्ष्यामि: I shall enter
• प्रवेक्ष्यामि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future); उत्तम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हुताशनम्: the fire
• हुताशनम्: कर्म (Object; goal of entering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत + अशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोगः (हुतं अश्नाति इति = अग्निः)

Context

Bharata bowed before the sandals and said to Rama, 'O tormentorr of enemies, O hero, wearing matted locks and bark garments, living on fruits and roots, placing the responsibility of ruling the kingdom on your sandals and looking forward to your arrival, I shall reside outside the city for fourteen years.'

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• Raghu lineage (Raghu)
• Hutāśana (fire)

FAQs

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

Radical accountability to truth: Bharata binds himself to Rama’s promised return, treating the vow as sacred and non-negotiable.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata intensifies his commitment by declaring a severe self-penalty if Rama does not return at the end of exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s steadfastness (dṛḍha-vrata) and unwavering loyalty to dharma over personal survival.