Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.4 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 4

भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च

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

Devanagari script

सा तं मूर्धन्युपाघ्राय परिष्वज्य यशस्विनम्।अङ्के भरतमारोप्य प्रष्टुं समुपचक्रमे।।2.72.4।।

Transliteration

sā taṃ mūrdhany upāghrāya pariṣvajya yaśasvinam | aṅke bharatam āropya praṣṭuṃ samupacakrame || 2.72.4 ||

Translation

Она поцеловала его в темя и обняла славного Бхарату; усадив его к себе на колени, начала расспрашивать.

Word by Word

• sā: she (Kaikeyī)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine Nominative Singular

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine Accusative Singular

• mūrdhani: on the head/forehead
• mūrdhani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• upāghrāya: having smelled
• upāghrāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + ā + ghrā (उप + आ + घ्रा) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having smelled (affectionately)’

• pariṣvajya: having hugged
• pariṣvajya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + svaj (परि + स्वज्) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having embraced’

• yaśasvinam: illustrious
• yaśasvinam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Singular; qualifying tam (Bharata)

• aṅke: on (her) lap
• aṅke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative Singular

• bharatam: Bharata
• bharatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative Singular (proper noun)

• āropya: having placed (him)
• āropya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + ruh (आ + रुह्) (धातु)
• Form: Causative sense in usage ‘to place’ (though from √ruh ‘to mount’), Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्)

• praṣṭum: to ask
• praṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (प्रच्छ्) (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to ask’

• samupacakrame: began
• samupacakrame: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + upa + kram (सम् + उप + क्रम्) (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada; ‘began/undertook’

Context

Kaikeyi, gave her illustrious son Bharata a hug, kissed him on his forehead, made him rest on her lap and began her query.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikeyī
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Dharma in family life includes care and tenderness; affection becomes the setting in which difficult truths and duties will soon be discussed.

What is the narrative situation?

Kaikeyī welcomes Bharata physically and emotionally and prepares to speak with him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Maternal affection (vātsalya) is foregrounded, even as the narrative moves toward morally complex disclosures.