Valmiki Ramayana 2.91.22 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 22

भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

एवं समाधिना युक्तस्तेजसाऽप्रतिमेन च।शीक्षास्वरसमायुक्तं तपसा चाब्रवीन्मुनिः।।।।

Transliteration

evaṃ samādhinā yuktas tejasā ’pratimenā ca | śīkṣāsvarasamāyuktaṃ tapasā cābravīn muniḥ ||

Translation

एवं समाधिना युक्तस्तेजसाऽप्रतिमेन च; शीक्षास्वरसमायुक्तं तपसा चाब्रवीन्मुनिः।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this way
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable); प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• समाधिना: by meditation, with samādhi
• समाधिना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; instrumental (by/with)

• युक्तः: joined/possessed (endowed)
• युक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifies मुनिः

• तेजसा: with radiance, by splendor
• तेजसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; instrumental

• अप्रतिमेन: incomparable
• अप्रतिमेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with तेजसा (instrumental)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शीक्षास्वरसमायुक्तम्: (speech) endowed with Vedic phonetic accent
• शीक्षास्वरसमायुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-आ-युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (निर्देश/सम्बन्ध: ‘शीक्षायाः स्वरः’ + ‘समायुक्त’); भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• तपसा: by austerity, with penance
• तपसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; instrumental

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; subject

Context

The valiant ascetic of incomparable lustre and power of penance in profound meditation said this in an accent in conformity with Vedic instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja (muni)
• tapas

FAQs

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

Reverence for truthful, disciplined speech: dharma includes guarding the purity of sacred utterance—speech aligned with tradition, restraint, and inner concentration.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration highlights Bharadvāja’s spiritual authority as he performs invocations, emphasizing his samādhi, tapas, and Vedic correctness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-mastery—inner steadiness (samādhi) and disciplined learning (śikṣā) that make his words efficacious.