Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 16

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः

Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

असमृद्धेन कामेन सर्वलोकस्य गर्हिता। कैकेयी तस्य जग्राह चरणौ सव्यपत्रपा।।2.92.16।।

Transliteration

asamṛddhena kāmena sarva-lokasya garhitā | kaikeyī tasya jagrāha caraṇau savyapatrapā || 2.92.16 ||

Translation

ကೈကေယီသည်—လိုအင်မပြည့်မီ၍ လူလောကတစ်လောကလုံးက ကဲ့ရဲ့ရှုတ်ချခံရကာ အရှက်အကြောက်ဖြင့် မျက်နှာချိုင့်လျက်—သူ၏ ခြေတော်ကိုလည်း ဆုပ်ကိုင်လေ၏။

Word by Word

• असमृद्धेन: unfulfilled
• असमृद्धेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असमृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of कामेन

• कामेन: by/with desire
• कामेन: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental of cause

• सर्वलोकस्य: of all the world
• सर्वलोकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘of all people/the whole world’

• गर्हिता: censured
• गर्हिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्हित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle from गर्ह् ‘to censure’

• कैकेयी: Kaikeyi
• कैकेयी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जग्राह: grasped
• जग्राह: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• चरणौ: (his) two feet
• चरणौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• सव्य-पत्रपा: ashamed
• सव्य-पत्रपा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्रपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘leftward/sideways shame’ i.e., bashful/ashamed

Context

Kaikeyi with her unfulfilled desire and despised in all the worlds overcome with shame, also grasped his feet.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Bharadvāja

FAQs

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

Dharma highlights accountability: wrongful desire brings social and inner censure, and the first step toward restoration is humility and recognition of fault.

What is the narrative situation?

Kaikeyī, now disgraced because of the events leading to Rāma’s exile, approaches Bharadvāja and shows reverence despite her shame.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

A restrained form of repentance—she is ‘overcome with shame,’ indicating moral awakening after the consequences of adharma.