Valmiki Ramayana 2.106.31: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 106, Shloka 31

भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः

Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return

Devanagari script

शिरसा त्वाऽभियाचेऽहं कुरुष्व करुणां मयि।बान्धवेषु च सर्वेषु भूतेष्विव महेश्वरः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.106.31

Transliteration

śirasā tvā ’bhiyāce ’haṃ kuruṣva karuṇāṃ mayi | bāndhaveṣu ca sarveṣu bhūteṣv iva maheśvaraḥ ||

Translation

నేను శిరస్సు వంచి మిమ్మల్ని ప్రార్థిస్తున్నాను—నాపైను, మా సమస్త బంధువులపైను కరుణ చూపండి; మహేశ్వరుడు సమస్త ప్రాణులపై దయ చూపినట్లే।

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Word by Word

• śirasā: with (my) head
• śirasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Instrumental (3), Singular; manner ('with head bowed')

• tvā: you
• tvā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2), Singular; object of abhiyāce

• abhiyāce: I beseech
• abhiyāce: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√yāc (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1), Singular; subject of abhiyāce

• kuruṣva: do, show
• kuruṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra, Madhyama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; Ātmanepada

• karuṇām: compassion
• karuṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karuṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2), Singular; object of kuruṣva

• mayi: toward me, in me
• mayi: Sampradāna/Adhikaraṇa (सम्प्रदान/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Locative (7), Singular; recipient/location of compassion

• bāndhaveṣu: among (your) relatives
• bāndhaveṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7), Plural; domain of comparison

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• sarveṣu: in all
• sarveṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural; qualifies bāndhaveṣu (and/or bhūteṣu by parallelism)

• bhūteṣu: among living beings
• bhūteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Locative (7), Plural; 'among beings'

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; comparative particle

• maheśvaraḥ: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaraḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-īśvara (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Compound: mahā + īśvara (कर्मधारय: 'great lord'); Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; upamāna

Context

I beseech you with my head bowed low, show mercy on me and every one of our relations, like Maheswara showing compassion on all living beings.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• bāndhava (kinsmen)

FAQs

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

Dharma is inseparable from compassion: righteousness is not merely rule-keeping, but merciful protection of one’s kin and all beings.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata intensifies his plea with humility, invoking a divine model (Śiva’s compassion) to move Rama.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s humility (head bowed) and his appeal to compassionate dharma.