Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 90, Shloka 19

भरद्वाजाश्रमगमनम्

Bharata at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

वशिष्ठादिभिः ऋत्विग्भिर्याचितो भगवांस्ततः।उवाच तं भरद्वाजः प्रसादाद्भरतं वचः।2.90.19।।

Transliteration

vaśiṣṭhādibhiḥ ṛtvigbhir yācito bhagavāṃs tataḥ |

uvāca taṃ bharadvājaḥ prasādād bharataṃ vacaḥ || 2.90.19 ||

Translation

வசிஷ்ட முதலிய ரித்விகர்கள் வேண்டியபோது, பகவத்‌ஸ்வரூபமான மகரிஷி பரத்வாஜர் மனம் மகிழ்ந்து பரதனை நோக்கி இவ்வசனங்களை உரைத்தார்.

Word by Word

• vaśiṣṭha-ādibhiḥ: by Vasiṣṭha and others
• vaśiṣṭha-ādibhiḥ: Karana (करण/agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आदि-समास: 'वशिष्ठः आदिः येषाम्'); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• ṛtvigbhiḥ: by the priests
• ṛtvigbhiḥ: Karana (करण/agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛtvij (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• yācitaḥ: requested, besought
• yācitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of uvāca)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yāc (याच्) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; passive sense 'having been requested'

• bhagavān: the venerable one
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतु (indeclinable: 'then/thereupon')

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• tam: to him
• tam: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• bharadvājaḥ: Bharadvāja
• bharadvājaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharadvāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• prasādāt: with pleasure
• prasādāt: Hetu (हेतु/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; ablative of cause/manner ('out of favor/with pleasure')

• bharatam: Bharata
• bharatam: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; apposition to tam

• vacaḥ: words
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Bharata
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through wise mediation: priests and preceptors facilitate a truthful, orderly resolution by requesting the sage to guide Bharata.

What is the narrative situation?

After Bharata’s appeal, Vasiṣṭha and other priests ask Bharadvāja to respond; Bharadvāja agrees and begins speaking.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prasāda (benevolent clarity) in Bharadvāja, and disciplined deference to spiritual process among Bharata and the priests.