Valmiki Ramayana 2.93.7 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 7

चित्रकूटमार्गवर्णनम्

Bharata’s Army Reaches Chitrakuta and Searches for Rama

Devanagari script

यादृशं लक्ष्यते रूपं यथा चैव श्रुतं मया।व्यक्तं प्राप्ताः स्म तं देशं भरद्वाजो यमब्रवीत्।।2.93.7।।

Transliteration

yādṛśaṃ lakṣyate rūpaṃ yathā caiva śrutaṃ mayā | vyaktaṃ prāptāḥ sma taṃ deśaṃ bharadvājo yam abravīt || 2.93.7 ||

Translation

यादृशं रूपं लक्ष्यते, यच्च मया श्रुतम्; तेन व्यक्तं—भरद्वाजेन यः देशोऽभिहितः, तमेव प्राप्ताः स्म।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• यात्वा: having travelled
• यात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु); yātvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable; 'having gone/travelled'

• दूरम्: far/long
• दूरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; used as adjective of adhvānam

• अध्वानम्: road/journey
• अध्वानम्: Karma (कर्म) (accusative of extent traversed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• सुपरिश्रान्तवाहनः: whose mounts were very weary
• सुपरिश्रान्तवाहनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of saḥ/bharataḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + pariśrānta + vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: 'one whose vehicles/draught-animals are very weary'

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्) perfect, 3rd person singular Parasmaipada; 'said'

• भरतः: Bharata
• भरतः: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to saḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• श्रीमान्: splendid/illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of bharataḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'possessed of splendour'

• वसिष्ठम्: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठम्: Karma (कर्म) (addressee as object of speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• मन्त्रिणाम्: of counsellors
• मन्त्रिणाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana

• वरम्: the best
• वरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; superlative sense 'best'; agrees with vasiṣṭham

Context

Bharata the righteous son of Dasaratha, proceeded with great delight in the company of the clamouring army of four divisions.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Vasiṣṭha
• Bharadvāja

FAQs

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

Satya as intellectual honesty: Bharata aligns observation with reliable testimony (what he heard from Bharadvāja), modeling careful, truth-oriented judgment.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata identifies the landscape as the very area previously described by sage Bharadvāja, confirming they are near their destination.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Pramāṇa-buddhi (sound discernment): he uses both direct perception and trustworthy report to conclude correctly.