Valmiki Ramayana 2.98.14 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 98, Shloka 14

चित्रकूटप्रवेशः

Bharata Enters the Forest Toward Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा महातेजा भरतः पुरषर्षभः।पद्भ्यामेव महाबाहुः प्रविवेश महाद्वनम्।।2.98.14।।

Transliteration

evam uktvā mahātejā bharataḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ |

padbhyām eva mahābāhuḥ praviveśa mahādvanam ||2.98.14||

Translation

ထိုသို့ မိန့်ကြားပြီးနောက် တန်ခိုးတောက်ပသော ဘရတသည် လူတို့အနက် အထွဋ်အမြတ်၊ လက်မောင်းကြီးသန်မာသူအဖြစ် ခြေဖြင့်သာ တောအုပ်ကြီးထဲသို့ ဝင်ရောက်သွားလေသည်။

Word by Word

• evam: thus, in this way
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (क्त्वा), Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यबन्त), ‘having said’

• mahātejāḥ: the great-radiant one
• mahātejāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (एकवचन); adjective used substantively

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• puraṣarṣabhaḥ: best of men
• puraṣarṣabhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puraṣa-ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa sense ‘of men’ (पुरुषाणाम्) + ‘bull/best’

• padbhyām: with (his) feet; on foot
• padbhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Dvivacana (द्विवचन)

• eva: only, indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निपात)

• mahābāhuḥ: mighty-armed
• mahābāhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; adjective used substantively

• praviveśa: entered
• praviveśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्) past/imperfect, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana; with preverb pra- (प्र)

• mahādvanam: the great forest
• mahādvanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-dvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

Context

Bharata, the best among the eloquent, made his way amidst multitude of trees grown on mountain slopes with their tops in full bloom.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• great forest (mahādvana)

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown as humility and urgency in rightful duty—Bharata proceeds personally, not relying on royal ease, to reach Rama.

What is the narrative situation?

After praising Rama, Lakṣmaṇa, Sītā, and Chitrakūṭa, Bharata physically enters the forest to approach the hermitage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s earnestness and reverence—choosing to go on foot—are emphasized.