Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 90, Shloka 17

भरद्वाजाश्रमगमनम्

Bharata at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

अहं तु तं नरव्याघ्रमुपयातः प्रसादकः।प्रतिनेतुमयोध्यां च पादौ तस्याभिवन्दितुम्।।2.90.17।।

Transliteration

ahaṃ tu taṃ nara-vyāghram upayātaḥ prasādakaḥ |

pratinetum ayodhyāṃ ca pādau tasyābhivanditum || 2.90.17 ||

Translation

ମୁଁ ତ ତାହି ନରବ୍ୟାଘ୍ରଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ପ୍ରସାଦ ଲାଗି ଆସିଛି—ତାଙ୍କ ପାଦରେ ଅଭିବନ୍ଦନ କରି, ତାଙ୍କୁ ଅୟୋଧ୍ୟାକୁ ପୁନଃ ନେଇଯିବା ପାଇଁ।

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tu: but/as for
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेष (particle: 'but/as for')

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• nara-vyāghram: best of men
• nara-vyāghram: Karma (कर्म/object; apposition to tam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('नरः एव व्याघ्रः' = tiger among men); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• upayātaḥ: having come/come near
• upayātaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया/predicative action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√yā (या) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; used predicatively with aham

• prasādakaḥ: as a conciliator
• prasādakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/appositional to aham)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasādaka (प्रातिपदिक; from √sad with pra- causative sense)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; agent noun 'one who conciliates/pleases'

• pratinetum: to bring back
• pratinetum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√nī (नी)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), purpose

• ayodhyām: to Ayodhya
• ayodhyām: Karma (कर्म/goal-object with motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; goal (city)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• pādau: feet (two)
• pādau: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन; object of infinitive

• tasya: his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• abhivanditum: to salute/worship
• abhivanditum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√vand (वन्द्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), purpose

Context

O venerable one! in consideration of the circumstances I am in, be kind to me and tell me the whereabouts of Rama, lord of the earth.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma
• Ayodhyā

FAQs

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

Dharma is allegiance to rightful order and reverence: Bharata seeks not personal gain but reconciliation, honoring Rāma as the proper center of authority.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata declares his purpose: to meet Rāma, pay homage, and persuade him to return to Ayodhyā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bhakti toward elders/eldest (reverent loyalty) and tyāga (renunciation of ambition), seen in his intent to restore Rāma.