Valmiki Ramayana 2.104.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 104, Shloka 8

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Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Dharma-Reasoning

Spoken by Bharata to RamaSetting: Chitrakuta (Rama’s forest abode)Places named: Ayodhya, Svarga (Indra’s realm implied)Proposal to reverse journey back to Ayodhya via immediate consecration

Devanagari script

तस्य मे दासभूतस्य प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ।

अभिषिञ्चस्व चाद्येव राज्येन मघवानिव ॥८॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.104.8

Transliteration

tasya me dāsa-bhūtasya prasādaṃ kartum arhasi |

abhiṣiñcasva ca adya eva rājyena maghavān iva ||8||

Translation

Terhadap aku yang berdiri sebagai hamba tuanku, berkenanlah menunjukkan rahmat: terimalah upacara penobatan pada hari ini juga dengan kerajaan, laksana Maghavān (Indra).

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (pronoun stem)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)

• मे: to me / for me
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular enclitic)
• Role: सम्प्रदान (चतुर्थी/Dative)

• दासभूतस्य: of (me) who has become a servant
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास + भूत (प्रातिपदिक; भूत = भू-धातुज कृदन्त)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दासः इव/दासत्वं प्राप्तः)
• Role: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• प्रसादम्: favor, grace
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग
• Role: कर्म (Karma/Object)

• कर्तुम्: to do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (Infinitive), ‘to do’
• Role: प्रयोजन (Infinitival purpose)

• अर्हसि: you ought / you are fit
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
• Role: क्रिया (Verb/Action)

• अभिषिञ्चस्व: be consecrated / get anointed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
• Role: क्रिया (Verb/Action)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: समुच्चय (Conjunction)

• अद्य: today
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
• Role: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
• Role: अवधारण (Emphasis)

• राज्येन: with the kingdom / with sovereignty
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग
• Role: करण (Instrument/करण)

• मघवान्: Indra
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; इन्द्र-पर्याय
• Role: उपमान (Standard of comparison)

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)
• Role: उपमा (Comparison marker)

Sandhi Notes

• कर्तुमर्हसि = कर्तुम् + अर्हसि
• चाद्येव = च + अद्य + एव
• मघवानिव = मघवान् + इव

Context

It behoves you to grant me a favour. I am like your servant. Now get yourself coronated in the kingdom like Indra.

The teaching

Authority is best offered to the most dhārmika; service and humility can be instruments of political righteousness.

Duties in tension

• Rama’s duty to honor father’s word/exile vs. duty to protect kingdom as rightful king
• Bharata’s duty to accept regency if needed vs. duty to restore rightful sovereignty to Rama

Ethical theme

Rājadharma and sevā-dharma

How it resolves

Appeal to rightful kingship through self-effacing service

Devotion and practice

Encourages dāsya-bhāva toward Rama and surrender of personal claim; useful for devotional recitation emphasizing humility and rightful order.

Deity praised

Rama (as dharma-king)

Form of praise

Vandana (salutation)

Mood and themes

Rasa

Vira (heroism), with Shanta (peace)

Mood

Resolute, supplicatory, uplifting

Themes

• Dharma
• Rajadharma
• Satya
• Service (Seva)
• Kingship

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• Indra (Maghavān)
• Kingdom of Ayodhya

FAQs

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

Rajadharma: the rightful ruler should accept responsibility for the welfare of the people; humility and service support rightful governance.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata pleads for immediate coronation of Rāma, presenting himself as subordinate and urging restoration of proper order in Ayodhyā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s humility and self-effacement: he frames himself as Rāma’s servant rather than a rival claimant.