Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.49: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 49

भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च

Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile

Devanagari script

मया तु पुत्र श्रुत्वैव रामस्यैवाभिषेचनम् ।

याचितस्ते पिता राज्यं रामस्य च विवासनम् ॥४९॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.72.49

Transliteration

mayā tu putra śrutvaiva rāmasyaivābhiṣecanam |

yācitas te pitā rājyaṁ rāmasya ca vivāsanam ||49||

Translation

Lecz, synu mój, gdy tylko usłyszałam o konsekracji Ramy, poprosiłam twego ojca, by przekazał królestwo tobie i zesłał Ramę na wygnanie.

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Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोध (but/indeed)

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having heard)

• एव: itself
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (just/indeed)

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• अभिषेचनम्: consecration
• अभिषेचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• याचितः: was requested
• याचितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि: 'was requested'

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• विवासनम्: banishment
• विवासनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + वस् (धातु) से निष्पन्न 'विवासन' (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

My son, I on hearing of Rama's consecration asked your father to confer the kingdom on you and banish Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Bharata
• Daśaratha
• Rāma

FAQs

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

The verse exposes a dharma-crisis: personal desire for power drives a request that conflicts with justice and the rightful succession.

What is the narrative situation?

Kaikeyī openly admits to Bharata that she initiated the demand for Bharata’s kingship and Rāma’s exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Negative exemplar: ambition and partiality overriding fairness; it sets up Bharata’s later rejection as the dharmic counterpoint.