Shloka 6

चित्रकूटमार्गवर्णनम्

Bharata’s Army Reaches Chitrakuta and Searches for Rama

Devanagari script

स यात्वा दूरमध्वानं सुपरिश्रान्तवाहनः। उवाच भरत श्श्रीमान् वसिष्ठं मन्त्रिणां वरम्।।2.93.6।।

Transliteration

sa yātvā dūram adhvānaṃ supariśrāntavāhanaḥ | uvāca bharataḥ śrīmān vasiṣṭhaṃ mantriṇāṃ varam || 2.93.6 ||

Translation

ദീർഘമായ പാത സഞ്ചരിച്ച്, വാഹനങ്ങളും അത്യന്തം ക്ഷീണിച്ചിരിക്കെ, ശ്രീമാൻ ഭരതൻ മന്ത്രിമാരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ വസിഷ്ഠ മുനിയോടു വചനം പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• तुरङ्गौघैः: by masses of horses
• तुरङ्गौघैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: turaṅga + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; 'by multitudes of horses'

• अवतता: overspread
• अवतता: Kriyā (क्रिया) / Predicative
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava-√tan (तन् धातु); avatata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kta (क्त) PPP; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with bhūḥ; 'overspread'

• वारणैः: by elephants
• वारणैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• महाजवैः: very swift
• महाजवैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + java (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; agrees with turaṅgaughaiḥ/vāraṇaiḥ; 'with great speed'

• अनालक्ष्या: invisible
• अनालक्ष्या: Kriyā (क्रिया) / Predicative
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an- + ālakṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicative of bhūḥ; 'not discernible/invisible'

• चिरम्: for long
• चिरम्: Kālādvaya (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ciram (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (time adverb)

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Kālādvaya (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; used adverbially as duration (accusative of time)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napuṃ, Saptamī, Ekavacana; deictic 'in that'

• काले: time/moment
• काले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्) perfect, 3rd person singular Parasmaipada; 'became'

• भूः: the earth
• भूः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (भूः प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

Context

The army thus halted by Bharata, gazing at the space before them rejoiced at the thought that not long before they would rejoin their beloved Rama.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē trinavatitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the ninetythird sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

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

Dharma includes respect for wise guidance: Bharata turns to Vasiṣṭha, showing that righteous leadership is counsel-guided rather than ego-driven.

What is the narrative situation?

After a long journey, Bharata initiates a conversation with Vasiṣṭha as the party nears the region they seek.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vinaya (humility) and reliance on śiṣṭa-mārga (the path of the learned and disciplined) through consultation with a revered preceptor.