Valmiki Ramayana 2.106.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 106, Shloka 8

भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः

Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return

Devanagari script

प्रोषिते मयि यत्पापं मात्रा मत्कारणात्कृतम्।क्षुद्रया तदनिष्टं मे प्रसीदतु भवान्मम।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.106.8

Transliteration

proṣite mayi yat pāpaṃ mātrā matkāraṇāt kṛtam | kṣudrayā tad aniṣṭaṃ me prasīdatu bhavān mama ||

Translation

Ketika aku tiada, dosa yang ibuku lakukan demi diriku—dengan cara yang hina dan bertentangan dengan kehendakku—semoga tuanku berkenan mengampuninya, sejauh hal itu menyangkut diriku.

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Word by Word

• proṣite: when (I was) away
• proṣite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vas (धातु)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त) PPP used adjectivally; Saptamī (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana, Puṃliṅga/napuṃsaka (contextual); ‘when (I was) away’ (locative absolute with mayi)

• mayi: in me / when I (was)
• mayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saptamī (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana; 1st person pronoun

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom/Acc), Ekavacana; relative pronoun qualifying pāpam

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana

• mātrā: by (my) mother
• mātrā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana

• mat-kāraṇāt: because of me / for my sake
• mat-kāraṇāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad-kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Pañcamī (Ablative, 5th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: mat (my) + kāraṇa (cause)

• kṛtam: done / committed
• kṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त) past passive participle, Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with pāpam

• kṣudrayā: by the mean-minded
• kṣudrayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Ekavacana; qualifies mātrā

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; demonstrative referring to pāpam/act

• aniṣṭam: undesirable / disagreeable
• aniṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aniṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; qualifies tat

• me: to me / for me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Caturthī (Dative, 4th), Ekavacana (enclitic form)

• prasīdatu: may (you) be gracious / forgive
• prasīdatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sad (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• bhavān: you (honored sir)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; honorific pronoun

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Ekavacana

Context

When I was away from home, my mean-minded mother committed a sin for my sake which I never wished. You may pardon me graciously.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma
• Kaikeyī (implied as mother)

FAQs

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

Dharma involves moral accountability and seeking reconciliation: Bharata distinguishes himself from wrongdoing and asks forgiveness to restore ethical order.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata denies complicity in Kaikeyī’s act that led to Rāma’s exile and pleads for Rāma’s pardon.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and integrity—accepting the need to atone even for harms done ‘in one’s name’.