Valmiki Ramayana 2.92.9 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 9

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः

Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

इति पृष्टस्तु भरतं भ्रातृदर्शनलालसम्। प्रत्युवाच महातेजा भरद्वाजो महातपाः।।2.92.9।।

Transliteration

iti pṛṣṭas tu bharataṃ bhrātṛdarśanalālasam | pratyuvāca mahātejā bharadvājo mahātapāḥ ||2.92.9||

Translation

Setelah ditanya demikian, resi agung Bharadvāja—bersinar dengan daya tapa—menjawab Bharata yang sangat rindu untuk bertemu saudaranya.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/प्रकार (thus)

• पृष्टः: having been asked
• पृष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicative

• तु: then
• तु: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (but/then)

• भरतम्: Bharata
• भरतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भ्रातृदर्शनलालसम्: eager to see (his) brother
• भ्रातृदर्शनलालसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रातृ-दर्शन-लालस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: भ्रातुः दर्शनस्य लालसः (eager for seeing his brother)

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: महत् तेजः यस्य

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvaja
• भरद्वाजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महातपाः: of great austerity
• महातपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: महत् तपः यस्य

Context

Thus questioned, the great sage, brilliant Bharadwaja replied to Bharata who was yearning to see his brother:

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Bharadvāja
• Rāma (implied as brother)

FAQs

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

Dharma is supported by wise counsel: the sage’s response represents the role of spiritual authority in guiding urgent, emotionally charged decisions toward righteous outcomes.

What is the narrative situation?

After Bharata asks for the route to Rāma’s hermitage, the narrator states that Bharadvāja begins his reply.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s fraternal devotion and Bharadvāja’s composed readiness to guide.