Valmiki Ramayana 2.99.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 4

चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः

Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama

Devanagari script

गच्छन्नेवाथ भरतस्तापसालय संस्थिताम्।भ्रातुः पर्णकुटीं श्रीमानुटजं च ददर्श ह।। 2.99.4।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.99.4

Transliteration

gacchann evātha bharatas tāpasālaya-saṁsthitām |

bhrātuḥ parṇakuṭīṁ śrīmān uṭajaṁ ca dadarśa ha || 2.99.4 ||

Translation

पुढे चालत असताना श्रीमान भरताने तपस्व्यांच्या निवासासारखी उभारलेली भावाची पर्णकुटी—छपराची ती उटज-कुटी—पाहिली।

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Word by Word

• gacchan: going, while walking
• gacchan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ present active participle; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agreeing with bharataḥ

• eva: just, indeed
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle

• atha: then
• atha: Vākyasambandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Discourse particle (अनन्तरार्थक)

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tāpasālaya-saṃsthitām: situated like a hermits’ abode
• tāpasālaya-saṃsthitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāpasa-ālaya-saṃsthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; kta-derivative ‘situated like/at hermits’ dwellings’; qualifying parṇakuṭīm (and uṭajam by sense)

• bhrātuḥ: of (his) brother
• bhrātuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• parṇakuṭīm: leaf-hut
• parṇakuṭīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parṇa-kuṭī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; ‘leaf-hut’

• śrīmān: illustrious
• śrīmān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; epithet of bharataḥ

• uṭajam: hut, cottage
• uṭajam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uṭaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चयद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ perfect, Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• ha: indeed (narrative)
• ha: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; narrative particle (स्म/ह इत्यादि)

Context

While walking, Bharata beheld a hut made of leaves looking like a hermit's cottage.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama (as bhrātuḥ—brother)
• uṭaja (thatched cottage)

FAQs

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

Respect for dharmic renunciation: Bharata’s journey culminates in encountering Rama’s ascetic dwelling, highlighting that righteous duty may require simplicity and sacrifice.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata arrives near Rama’s forest residence and first sights the leaf-hut resembling an ascetic’s cottage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s reverence and earnestness—his approach to Rama is marked by humility and recognition of Rama’s dharmic exile.