Valmiki Ramayana 2.112.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 5

पादुकाप्रदानम्

The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship

Devanagari script

कुले जात महाप्राज्ञ महावृत्त महायशः ।

ग्राह्यं रामस्य वाक्यं ते पितरं यद्यवेक्षसे ॥५॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.112.5

Transliteration

kule jāta mahāprājña mahāvṛtta mahāyaśaḥ |

grāhyaṃ rāmasya vākyaṃ te pitaraṃ yady avekṣase ||5||

Translation

മഹാപ്രാജ്ഞനേ, ഉന്നതകുലജന്മനായ, മഹാവൃത്തനും മഹായശസ്സും ഉള്ളവനേ! പിതാവിനോടു ആദരം പുലർത്തുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, രാമന്റെ വചനം സ്വീകരിക്കൂ.

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Word by Word

• कुले: in a lineage/family
• कुले: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th); एकवचन

• जात: born
• जात: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-एकवचनार्थे (used in vocative sense addressing Bharata)

• महाप्राज्ञ: O very wise one
• महाप्राज्ञ: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् प्राज्ञः)

• महावृत्त: O one of great conduct
• महावृत्त: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् वृत्तम् यस्य)

• महायशः: O greatly renowned one
• महायशः: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् यशः यस्य)

• ग्राह्यम्: should be accepted
• ग्राह्यम्: विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → ग्राह्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भाव्य/अर्हार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive, यत्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be accepted)

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: word/command
• वाक्यम्: कर्ता/कर्म (Subject of predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; (here subject of 'grāhyam' or object implied)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); एकवचन; सर्वनाम (your)

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

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

• अवेक्षसे: you consider/look at
• अवेक्षसे: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Context

O Bharata, born in an illustrious race, highly sagacious and a man of virtuous conduct and great renown, accept Rama's proposal if you have any regard for your father.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma
• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

Dharma here is loyalty to rightful speech and to paternal honor: respecting Daśaratha’s intent requires honoring Rāma’s dharmic commitment.

What is the narrative situation?

Sages advise Bharata to accept Rāma’s decision (and the course set by the father’s vow), preventing a succession crisis driven by emotion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s humility and reverence for elders—his capacity to place his father’s honor and Rāma’s truthfulness above personal power.