Valmiki Ramayana 2.92.3: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 3

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः · Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

कच्चिदत्र सुखा रात्रिस्तवास्मद्विषये गता ।

समग्रस्ते जनः कच्चिदातिथ्ये शंस मेऽनघ ॥३॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.92.3

Transliteration

kaccid atra sukhā rātris tavāsmadviṣaye gatā |

samagras te janaḥ kaccid ātithye śaṃsa me 'nagha ||3||

Translation

ഹേ അനഘാ, ഞങ്ങളുടെ ആശ്രമത്തിൽ ഇവിടെ നീ രാത്രി സുഖമായി കഴിച്ചുകൂട്ടിയോ? കൂടാതെ, നിന്റെ എല്ലാവരും അതിഥിസത്കാരത്തിൽ യഥാവിധി പരിചരിക്കപ്പെട്ടുവോ എന്നും എനിക്കു പറയുക.

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Word by Word

• kaccit: I hope?/is it so?
• kaccit: Prashna-nipāta (प्रश्न-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kaccit (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, interrogative/benedictive particle (प्रश्न/आशीः)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• sukhā: pleasant
• sukhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with rātriḥ

• rātriḥ: night
• rātriḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• tava: for you/of you
• tava: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• asmad-viṣaye: in our place/domain
• asmad-viṣaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम) + viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: asmākam viṣayaḥ); Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• gatā: passed/spent
• gatā: Kriya-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण with subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (धातु: गम्) + kta → gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past participle (कर्मणि क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; with rātriḥ: 'has passed'

• samagraḥ: entire/all right
• samagraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with janaḥ

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th), Singular

• janaḥ: people/retinue
• janaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• kaccit: I hope?
• kaccit: Prashna-nipāta (प्रश्न-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kaccit (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, interrogative/benedictive particle

• ātithye: in hospitality
• ātithye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātithya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; viṣaya-locative 'in the matter of hospitality'

• śaṃsa: tell/declare
• śaṃsa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śaṃs (धातु: शंस्)
• Form: Verb; Lakāra: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Singular; Parasmaipada

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; enclitic

• anagha: O sinless one
• anagha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; address

Context

O sinless one! hope, you spent the night at our hermitage well? Tell me whether all your people enjoyed the hospitality?

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Atithi-dharma (duty of hospitality): caring for guests and their companions is a sacred obligation, especially in a hermitage setting.

What is the narrative situation?

After hosting Bharata and his retinue, Bharadvāja inquires whether they rested well and were suitably received.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate responsibility: Bharadvāja exemplifies the sage’s duty to protect and honor guests without negligence.