Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 7

अयोध्यावासिजनानुरागः

The People and Brahmins Follow Rama toward Exile

Devanagari script

स हि कल्याणचारित्रः कैकेय्यानन्दवर्धनः।करिष्यति यथावद्वः प्रियाणि च हितानि च।।।।

Transliteration

sa hi kalyāṇa-cāritraḥ kaikeyy-ānanda-vardhanaḥ |

kariṣyati yathāvad vaḥ priyāṇi ca hitāni ca ||

Translation

‘भरत हा कल्याणकारी चरित्राचा, कैकेयीचा आनंद वाढवणारा आहे; तो योग्य रीतीने तुमच्यासाठी जे प्रिय आणि जे हितकर—दोन्ही करील।’

Word by Word

• saḥ: he (Bharata)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (emphasis)

• kalyāṇacāritraḥ: of auspicious conduct
• kalyāṇacāritraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of saḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalyāṇa-cāritra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: kalyāṇaṃ cāritraṃ yasya

• kaikeyyānandavardhanaḥ: enhancer of Kaikeyi's joy
• kaikeyyānandavardhanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of saḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kaikeyī-ānanda-vardhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुष: kaikeyyāḥ ānandaṃ vardhayati iti (increaser of Kaikeyi's joy)

• kariṣyati: will do
• kariṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु; कृ)
• Form: Luṭ (Periphrastic future), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• yathāvat: properly
• yathāvat: Rīti (रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Rīti-avyaya (adverb): 'properly, as it should be'

• vaḥ: for you/to you
• vaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī/Dvitīyā (Gen/Acc) Bahuvacana enclitic; here Dative sense 'for you' (prātipadika usage)

• priyāṇi: pleasant (things)
• priyāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; 'pleasant things/acts'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• hitāni: beneficial (things)
• hitāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dhā धा + ni + kta, lexicalized)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; 'beneficial things'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

Context

O citizens of Ayodhya may the love and respect you have shown to please me be bestowed specially on Bharata!

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Kaikeyī
• Rāma
• Ayodhyā (implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma of rulership is defined as doing what is both pleasant (priya) and genuinely welfare-bearing (hita), not merely what is popular.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma reassures the citizens that Bharata will govern properly and care for their welfare.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s righteous disposition and suitability for kingship, presented as reliable for public good.