Valmiki Ramayana 2.115.26 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 115, Shloka 26

पादुकाभिषेकः

The Consecration of Rama’s Sandals and Bharata’s Trusteeship at Nandigrama

Devanagari script

ततस्तु भरत शश्रीमानभिषिच्याऽऽर्यपादुके।तदधीनस्तदा राज्यं कारयामास सर्वदा।।।।

Transliteration

tatas tu bharataḥ śrīmān abhiṣicyārya-pāduke | tad-adhīnas tadā rājyaṃ kārayāmāsa sarvadā ||

Translation

പിന്നീട് ശ്രീമാനായ ഭരതൻ ആര്യപാദുകകൾക്ക് അഭിഷേകം നടത്തി, എപ്പോഴും അവയ്ക്കു കീഴടങ്ങിയവനായി രാജ്യം ഭരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय) of sequence

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• śrīmān: illustrious, fortunate
• śrīmān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; adjective to bharataḥ

• abhiṣicya: having consecrated
• abhiṣicya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु) (कृदन्त: ल्यप्)
• Form: Gerund (ल्यप्) “having consecrated”

• ārya-pāduke: the noble/esteemed sandals
• ārya-pāduke: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक) + pādukā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Feminine, Accusative Dual

• tad-adhīnaḥ: dependent on them
• tad-adhīnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + adhīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Masculine, Nominative Singular; “dependent on them”

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time

• rājyam: the kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular

• kārayāmāsa: administered, had (it) governed
• kārayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + causative (णिच्)
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्) 3rd person Singular; causative “caused to be done/managed”

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (नित्यत्वबोधक)

Context

You are always attached to your relations, firmly established in the welfare of your brothers and are pursuing a noble path. Who would not approve of this?

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Kingdom (Ayodhya implied)

FAQs

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

Legitimacy and accountability in rule: Bharata governs only under Rama’s authority, modeling dharmic restraint in political power.

What is the narrative situation?

After installing the sandals as the emblem of kingship, Bharata continues governance as Rama’s representative.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and fidelity to rightful sovereignty—Bharata’s refusal to appropriate the throne.