Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.6 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 6

भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च

Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile

Devanagari script

आर्यकस्ते सुकुशली युधाजिन्मातुलस्तव।

प्रवासाच्च सुखं पुत्र सर्वं मे वक्तुमर्हसि।।2.72.6।।

Transliteration

āryakas te sukuśalī yudhājin-mātulas tava |

pravāsāc ca sukhaṃ putra sarvaṃ me vaktum arhasi ||

Translation

Adakah datukmu yang mulia sejahtera, dan bapa saudaramu sebelah ibu, Yudhājit, sihat? Wahai anakku, adakah perantauanmu menyenangkan? Ceritakanlah kepadaku segala-galanya.

Word by Word

• āryakaḥ: grandfather
• āryakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āryaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive Singular

• sukuśalī: doing well
• sukuśalī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukuśalin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; कर्मधारय: su + kuśalī (‘very well/healthy’)

• yudhājin: Yudhājit
• yudhājin: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudhājin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular (proper noun)

• mātulaḥ: maternal uncle
• mātulaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; in apposition to yudhājin

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive Singular

• pravāsāt: from the sojourn/absence
• pravāsāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pravāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative Singular (5th/पञ्चमी)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• sukham: comfort/pleasantness
• sukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular; used predicatively ‘comfort/pleasantness’

• putra: O son
• putra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative Singular (सम्बोधन)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative Singular

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative Singular (4th/चतुर्थी)

• vaktum: to tell
• vaktum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच्) (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• arhasi: you ought/it behoves you
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (अर्ह्) (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

Context

My son! are your revered grandfather and your maternal uncle Yudhajit doing well?Did you have a pleasant time during the sojourn? You should tell me all this.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyi
• Bharata
• Yudhājit
• Āryaka (maternal grandfather; king of Kekaya, implied)

FAQs

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

It reflects household dharma: maintaining kinship bonds through inquiry, and encouraging truthful, complete communication within the family.

What is the narrative situation?

Kaikeyi questions Bharata about the welfare of her father (Bharata’s maternal grandfather) and her brother Yudhājit, and asks him to recount details of his stay.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Family-mindedness and concern for relatives, along with an expectation of truthful reporting (satya) from Bharata.