Shloka 11

The Vision of Rāma’s Royal Capital

and the Meeting at Nandigrāma

Devanagari script

गत्वा स नंदिग्रामं तु मंत्रिवृद्धैः सुसंयतम् । भरतं भ्रातृविरहक्लिन्नं धीमान्ददर्श ह

Transliteration

gatvā sa naṃdigrāmaṃ tu maṃtrivṛddhaiḥ susaṃyatam | bharataṃ bhrātṛvirahaklinnaṃ dhīmāndadarśa ha

Translation

ਉਹ ਨੰਦਿਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪਹੁੰਚਿਆ, ਜੋ ਬੁਜ਼ੁਰਗ ਮੰਤਰੀਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੁਚੱਜੇ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਯਮਿਤ ਤੇ ਸੁਸ਼ਾਸਿਤ ਸੀ; ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਬੁੱਧਿਮਾਨ ਨੇ ਭਰਾ ਦੇ ਵਿਛੋੜੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਲੇਸ਼ਿਤ, ਮੁਰਝਾਏ ਭਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਿਆ।

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गत्वा (√गम् धातु; त्वा-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• नन्दिग्रामम्: Nandigrāma
• नन्दिग्रामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्थाननाम, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोध/अन्वय (particle)

• मन्त्रिवृद्धैः: by/with the elder ministers
• मन्त्रिवृद्धैः: Karana/Sahakari (Instrument/Association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रि + वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—वृद्धाः मन्त्रिणः (कर्मधारय)

• सुसंयतम्: well-restrained, well-controlled
• सुसंयतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + संयत (√यम् धातु; सम्-उपसर्ग; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; सु-उपसर्गेण विशेषितम्

• भरतम्: Bharata
• भरतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• भ्रातृविरहक्लिन्नम्: afflicted by separation from his brother
• भ्रातृविरहक्लिन्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रातृ + विरह + क्लिन्न (√क्लिद्/क्लिन्न; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—भ्रातृ-विरहेण क्लिन्नः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• धीमान्: the wise one
• धीमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (√दृश् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed (expletive)
• ह: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/स्मरणार्थक निपात (expletive particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue-speaker not explicit in this verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: village

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: धीमान्ददर्श = धीमान् + ददर्श; भ्रातृविरहक्लिन्नम् (समास)

Characters & Entities

• Nandigrāma
• Bharata

FAQs

Who is being described as distressed in this verse, and why?

Bharata is described as distressed (klinna) because of separation from his brother (bhrātṛ-viraha), traditionally understood as Rāma.

What does the verse imply about Nandigrāma’s administration?

It portrays Nandigrāma as well-disciplined and properly governed (susaṃyata), under the guidance of experienced senior ministers (mantrivṛddhaiḥ).

What ethical or devotional lesson is suggested by this scene?

The verse highlights steadfast familial loyalty and dharmic responsibility: Bharata’s sorrow underscores the depth of righteous attachment and the moral weight of separation from a virtuous elder brother.