Shloka 32

Devanagari script

प्रविविक्तमहं मन्ये तं वासं भवतस्सुखम्।इह वा वनवासाय वस राम मया सह।।।।

Transliteration

praviviktaṁ ahaṁ manye taṁ vāsaṁ bhavatas sukham |

iha vā vanavāsāya vasa rāma mayā saha || 2.54.32 ||

Translation

Aku berpendapat tempat tinggal yang sunyi itu akan menyenangkan bagimu; atau, wahai Rama, tinggallah di sini bersamaku sepanjang masa pembuanganmu di rimba.

Word by Word

• प्रविविक्तम्: very secluded
• प्रविविक्तम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + विविक्त (वि-विच्/विविच् धातु + क्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त/विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; वासम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• मन्ये: I think
• मन्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present); आत्मनेपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; वासम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• वासम्: dwelling, abode
• वासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• भवतः: of you, your
• भवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सुखम्: comfortable, pleasant
• सुखम्: Phala (फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd) (फल/विशेष्य), एकवचन; वासम् इत्यस्य फलरूपेण

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• वा: or
• वा: Vikalpa (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• वनवासाय: for forest-dwelling (exile)
• वनवासाय: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन + वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (वनस्य वासः); पुल्लिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the purpose of)

• वस: dwell, stay
• वस: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• राम: O Rama
• राम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• मया: with me
• मया: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/सह), एकवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक ('with')

Context

O Rama, I think you will enjoy your stay there in a solitary place. Or else, you may live with me here during the period of banishment.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Atithi-dharma (duty to guests) and compassion: the sage offers shelter and counsel, supporting the righteous in adversity.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja advises Rāma about a suitable place to live during exile and also offers his own hermitage as an alternative.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hospitable care and wise guidance—Bharadvāja’s readiness to share resources for a dharmic cause.