Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 29

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः

Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

न दोषेणावगन्तव्या कैकेयी भरत त्वया। रामप्रव्राजनं ह्येतत्सुखोदर्कं भविष्यति।।2.92.29।।

Transliteration

na doṣeṇāvagantavyā kaikeyī bharata tvayā |

rāmapravrājanaṃ hy etat sukhodarkaṃ bhaviṣyati || 2.92.29 ||

Translation

အို ဘာရတ၊ ကైကေယီကို အပြစ်ရှိသူဟု မင်းမစွပ်စွဲသင့်။ ရာမကို တောသို့ပို့ခြင်းဤကိစ္စသည် နောက်ဆုံးတွင် မဟာကောင်းကျိုးအဖြစ် ပြန်လည်ပေါ်ထွန်းလာမည်။

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: निषेधक (Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (particle of negation)

• दोषेण: by fault/blame
• दोषेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• अवगन्तव्या: should be regarded/attributed
• अवगन्तव्या: विधेय (Predicate; obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + गम् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (Gerundive/तव्यत्: ‘to be understood/considered’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (passive necessity)

• कैकेयी: Kaikeyi
• कैकेयी: कर्म (Karma/Object; one being judged)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भरत: O Bharata
• भरत: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: कर्ता (Karta/Agent in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रामप्रव्राजनम्: Rama's banishment
• रामप्रव्राजनम्: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic of ‘bhaviṣyati’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रव्राजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य प्रव्राजनम्)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘रामप्रव्राजनम्’ इति विशेषण

• सुखोदर्कम्: ending in happiness/with happy outcome
• सुखोदर्कम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + उदर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सुखः उदर्कः यस्य/सुख-परिणामकः)

• भविष्यति: will be/will become
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

O Bharata, you should not find fault with Kaikeyi. Rama's banishment will prove a great source of happiness in future (for mankind).

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Bharata
• Kaikeyī
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Restraint in blame and a wider dharmic vision: one should not be consumed by fault-finding when events may serve a larger righteous outcome.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja counsels Bharata, softening his condemnation of Kaikeyī and reframing Rāma’s exile as ultimately beneficial.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Equanimity and discernment (viveka): Bharadvāja models calm judgment and encourages Bharata to rise above anger.