Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 7

द्वितीयः सर्गः — श्लोकप्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation of the Śloka

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो भरद्वाजो वाल्मीकेन महात्मना । प्रायच्छत मुनेस्तस्य वल्कलं नियतो गुरो: ।।1.2.7।।

Transliteration

evam ukto bharadvājo vālmīkena mahātmanā |

prāyacchata munes tasya valkalaṃ niyato guroḥ ||1.2.7||

Translation

महात्मा वाल्मीकीने असे सांगितल्यावर, गुरुनिष्ठ व संयमी भरद्वाजाने त्या मुनीस वल्कल-वस्त्र अर्पण केले।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; manner adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• uktaḥ: having been told/addressed
• uktaḥ: Karta-sāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: PPP (क्त); Masculine, Nominative Singular; qualifies bharadvājaḥ

• bharadvājaḥ: Bharadvāja
• bharadvājaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharadvāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• vālmīkena: by Vālmīki
• vālmīkena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālmīki (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled one
• mahātmanā: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: mahān ātmā yasya; Masculine, Instrumental Singular; qualifies vālmīkena

• prāyacchat: gave
• prāyacchat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + dā (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्), Parasmaipada; 3rd person Singular

• muneḥ: of the sage
• muneḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive Singular; with tasya = "of that sage"

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma; Masculine, Genitive Singular

• valkalam: bark-garment
• valkalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: valkala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular

• niyataḥ: disciplined, obedient
• niyataḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adjective; Masculine, Nominative Singular; qualifies bharadvājaḥ

• guroḥ: of (his) teacher
• guroḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive Singular; "of the teacher"

Context

Asked thus by the noble-minded master Valmiki, Bharadwaja, ever obedient to his spiritual master, gave the sage the bark garment.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Vālmīki
• valkala (bark garment)
• guru (spiritual teacher)

FAQs

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

Guru-bhakti and disciplined service: the student responds promptly and respectfully to the teacher’s request, embodying dharma through obedience and readiness to serve.

What is the narrative situation?

Vālmīki asks, and Bharadvāja provides a bark garment—signaling Vālmīki’s ascetic readiness to move in the forest and observe life closely.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharadvāja’s vinaya (humility/obedience) and attentiveness to the guru’s needs.