Shloka 1

भरद्वाजाश्रम-समागमः / Meeting Bharadvaja at the Hermitage

Homeward Blessings

Devanagari script

पूर्णेचतुर्दशेवर्षेपञ्चम्यांलक्ष्मणाग्रजः ।भरद्वाजाश्रमंप्राप्यववन्देनियतोमुनिम् ।।6.127.1।।

Transliteration

pūrṇe caturdaśe varṣe pañcamyāṃ lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ | bharadvājāśramaṃ prāpya vavande niyato munim ||

Translation

പതിനാലു വർഷം പൂർത്തിയായപ്പോൾ, പഞ്ചമി തിഥിയിൽ, ലക്ഷ്മണന്റെ അഗ്രജനായ ശ്രീരാമൻ ഭരദ്വാജാശ്രമത്തിലെത്തി, നിയന്ത്രിത ഭക്തിഭാവത്തോടെ മുനിയെ വന്ദിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• pūrṇe: when (it was) complete/fulfilled
• pūrṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying varṣe

• caturdaśe: in the fourteenth
• caturdaśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu numeral compound (catur + daśa) used adjectivally with varṣe

• varṣe: year
• varṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pañcamyām: on the fifth (lunar day)
• pañcamyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); tithi-name

• lakṣmaṇa-agrajaḥ: Lakshmana's elder brother (Rama)
• lakṣmaṇa-agrajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + agraja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: lakṣmaṇasya agrajaḥ

• bharadvāja-āśramam: Bharadvaja's hermitage
• bharadvāja-āśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharadvāja (प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: bharadvājasya āśramam

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prāp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; prior action to main verb

• vavande: saluted/bowed to
• vavande: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vand (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• niyataḥ: self-controlled
• niyataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying lakṣmaṇāgrajaḥ

• munim: the sage
• munim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

"There is the Rakshasa by name Vikata killed by Angada, and Virupaksha (killed by Sugriva), Mahaparsva (killed by Rshaba), Mahodara (killed by Neela), Akampana and other Rakshasas, like Trisira killed by the mighty Hanuman and Atikaya by Lakshmana and Devanthaka (by Hanuman), and Naranthaka (by Angada)."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Bharadvāja
• Bharadvāja-āśrama

FAQs

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

Dharma includes honoring spiritual authority: even a victorious king remains disciplined and reverent before sages.

What is the narrative situation?

After completing the exile term, Rāma arrives at Bharadvāja’s hermitage and pays respects.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Niyama (self-restraint) and humility in Rāma’s conduct.