Valmiki Ramayana 2.82.27: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 82, Shloka 27

भरतस्य धर्मप्रतिज्ञा तथा रामनिवर्तनयात्रा

Bharata’s Vow of Dharma and the Expedition to Recall Rama

Setting: Ayodhyā (royal assembly/palace precinct implied)Pre-departure mobilization

Devanagari script

सज्जं तु तद्बलं दृष्ट्वा भरतो गुरुसन्निधौ ।

रथं मे त्वरयस्वेति सुमन्त्रं पार्श्वतोऽब्रवीत् ॥२७॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.82.27

Transliteration

sajjaṁ tu tad-balaṁ dṛṣṭvā bharato guru-sannidhau |

rathaṁ me tvarayasv eti sumantraṁ pārśvato 'bravīt ||27||

Translation

Melihat bala tentera telah siap, Bharata—di hadapan guru yang dimuliakan—berkata kepada Sumantra di sisinya: “Segerakanlah sediakan keretaku.”

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Word by Word

• sajjam: ready
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sajja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ready)
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• tu: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (particle ‘but/indeed’)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)

• tat: that
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• balam: army
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)
• Role: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• gurusannidhau: in the preceptor's presence
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru + sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समास: गुरोः सन्निधौ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• ratham: chariot
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म)

• me: my
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)

• tvarayasva: hasten (it)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tvar (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थ: शीघ्रं कुरु (hasten/prepare quickly)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

• iti: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यपरिसमाप्ति/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)

• sumantram: Sumantra (to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)

• pārśvataḥ: from his side
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pārśvatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: from the side/at his side)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)

• abravīt: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: a-√brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया)

Sandhi Notes

• pārśvato’bravīt → pārśvataḥ abravīt (visarga + a)

Context

When Bharata saw that the army was ready, he instructed Sumantra who was standing by the side of the preceptor to quickly prepare his chariot.

The teaching

Even urgent royal action should be undertaken with decorum—command issued while honoring the guru’s presence.

Ethical theme

Rājadharma / sadācāra

For your practice

Cultivates promptness (kṣipratā) joined with reverence (vinaya) as a daily discipline.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Vira (heroism), with Shanta (peace)

Mood

Urgent, resolute, disciplined

Themes

• Dharma
• Respect for elders
• Rajadharma
• Itihasa

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Sumantra
• guru (Vasiṣṭha, implied by context as the royal preceptor)
• bala (army)
• ratha (chariot)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes reverence and restraint before elders/teachers: Bharata acts decisively yet within the decorum of the guru’s presence.

What is the narrative situation?

With the army prepared, Bharata instructs Sumantra to ready his personal chariot for departure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s disciplined urgency combined with respect for authority and tradition.