Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 15

चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः

Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama

Devanagari script

जगत्यां पुरषव्याघ्र आस्ते वीरासने रतः।जनेन्द्रो निर्जनं प्राप्य धिङ्मे जन्म सजीवितम्।।2.99.15।।

Transliteration

jagatyāṁ puruṣa-vyāghra āste vīrāsane rataḥ |

janendro nirjanaṁ prāpya dhiṅ me janma sa-jīvitam ||2.99.15||

Translation

မြေပြင်ပေါ်၌ လူတို့အနက် ကျားသဖွယ်သူ—ပြည်သူတို့၏ အရှင်—သည် တောအလွန်တိတ်ဆိတ်သော အရပ်သို့ ရောက်ပြီးနောက် ဗီရာသန (သူရဲကောင်းအနေအထား) ဖြင့် စိတ်တည်ငြိမ်စွာ ထိုင်နေ၏။ အို—ငါ၏ မွေးဖွားခြင်းကိုလည်း၊ ငါ၏ အသက်ရှင်နေခြင်းကိုလည်း အရှက်တရားဖြစ်စေပါ၏!

Word by Word

• जगत्याम्: on the ground
• जगत्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः: tiger among men
• पुरुषव्याघ्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘पुरुषाणां व्याघ्रः’

• आस्ते: sits
• आस्ते: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• वीरासने: in the heroic posture
• वीरासने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर + आसन (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘वीरस्य आसने’ (heroic posture/seat)

• रतः: engaged/delighting in
• रतः: भाव (Bhāva/State of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्तुः विशेषणम्

• जनेन्द्रः: lord of men (king)
• जनेन्द्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘जनानाम् इन्द्रः’

• निर्जनम्: a lonely place
• निर्जनम्: कर्म (Karma/Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; गत्यर्थे कर्म (destination)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययम्; पूर्वकाले क्रिया

• धिक्: fie upon!
• धिक्: उद्गार (Interjection)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिक् (अव्यय)
• Form: निन्दार्थक-अव्ययम् (interjection of censure)

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्; enclitic

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: कर्म/विषय (Viṣaya/That being condemned)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• सजीवितम्: (my) life/existence
• सजीवितम्: कर्म/विषय (Viṣaya/That being condemned)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + जीवित (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः—‘जीवितेन सह’ (life along with it)

Context

Rama, the lord of men, a tiger among men, is sitting on the ground in a 'heroic' (yogic) posture in this secluded forest. O fie upon my birth and my life!

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is tied to accountability: Bharata recognizes the moral disorder that has driven the rightful prince into hardship, and he condemns himself rather than excuse the situation.

What is the narrative situation?

Approaching the hermitage region, Bharata imagines/reflects on Rāma’s austere forest life and bursts into self-reproach.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s contrition and moral sensitivity—he feels unworthy of life if his actions (or the throne gained through them) caused Rāma’s suffering.