Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 122, Shloka 21

दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions

Sarga 122

Devanagari script

अनुरक्तेनबलिनाशुचिनाधर्मचारिणा ।इच्छेयंत्वामहंद्रष्टुंभरतेनसमागतम् ।।।।

Transliteration

anuraktena balinā śucinā dharmacāriṇā |

iccheyaṃ tvām ahaṃ draṣṭuṃ bharatena samāgatam ||

Translation

भरतासह पुनर्मिलित—अनुरक्त, बलवान, शुचि व धर्माचरणी—तुला पाहण्याची मला तीव्र इच्छा आहे।

Word by Word

• anuraktena: devoted, attached
• anuraktena: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-√rañj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), √रञ्ज् with उपसर्ग anu-; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of bharatena

• balinā: mighty
• balinā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of bharatena

• śucinā: pure
• śucinā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śucin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of bharatena

• dharmacāriṇā: one who follows dharma
• dharmacāriṇā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma + cārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (धर्मं चरति = one who practices dharma); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of bharatena

• iccheyam: I would like / I wish
• iccheyam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √इष् (to desire)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/object of draṣṭum)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive), √दृश

• bharatena: with Bharata
• bharatena: Saha (सह/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• samāgatam: come together, arrived
• samāgatam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), √गम् with उपसर्ग sam-ā-; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of tvām

Context

"I desire to see you reunited with mighty Bharata who is pure and follower of dharma."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Dharma as harmonious familial duty: righteous governance and social stability depend on unity and mutual respect among brothers.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha expresses a wish to witness the reunion of Rāma and Bharata after the long separation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s purity and dharmic conduct, implying his loyalty and selfless commitment to rightful succession.