Valmiki Ramayana 2.112.9 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 9

पादुकाप्रदानम्

The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship

Devanagari script

त्रस्तगात्रस्तु भरतस्स वाचा सज्जमानया।कृताञ्जलिरिदं वाक्यं राघवं पुनरब्रवीत्।।2.112.9।।

Transliteration

trastagātras tu bharataḥ sa vācā sajjamānayā | kṛtāñjalir idaṃ vākyaṃ rāghavaṃ punar abravīt || 2.112.9 ||

Translation

Mas Bharata, com os membros trêmulos e a voz vacilante, de mãos postas em reverência, tornou a dizer estas palavras a Rāghava.

Word by Word

• trastagātraḥ: with trembling limbs
• trastagātraḥ: Kartā-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trasta + gātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: trastāni gātrāṇi yasya (one whose limbs tremble)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; virodha/anuvṛtti-nipāta (तु)

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

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; pronoun referring to Bharata

• vācā: with speech/voice
• vācā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• sajjamānayā: (with a) faltering/hesitating (voice)
• sajjamānayā: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sajj (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ/śānac present participle (शानच्) in strīliṅga; Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; agreeing with "vācā"; meaning "becoming ready/hesitating" (contextual)

• kṛtāñjaliḥ: with folded hands
• kṛtāñjaliḥ: Kartā-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: kṛtaḥ añjaliḥ yena (one with folded palms)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of "vākyam"

• vākyam: speech/words
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• rāghavam: to Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; punar-artha adverb

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; dhātu: brū (ब्रू)

Context

Then the great rishis, gandharvas and royal sages having said this, returned to their respective abodes.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāghava (Rāma)

FAQs

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

Dharma is approached with reverence and emotional honesty: rightful action is not cold; it is chosen even amid fear and grief.

What is the narrative situation?

As the moment of departure nears, Bharata, overwhelmed, prepares to address Rāma once more.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Devotion and humility—Bharata’s folded hands and trembling show sincere submission to dharma rather than claim to power.