Shloka 4

पादुकाप्रदानम्

The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वृषिगणाः क्षिप्रं दशग्रीववधैषिणः।

भरतं राजशार्दूलमित्यूचु: स‌ङ्गता वचः।।2.112.4।।

Transliteration

tatas tv ṛṣigaṇāḥ kṣipraṃ daśagrīvavadhaiṣiṇaḥ | bharataṃ rājaśārdūlam ity ūcuḥ saṅgatā vacaḥ || 2.112.4 ||

Translation

అనంతరం దశగ్రీవుని శీఘ్ర వధను కోరిన ఋషిగణాలు త్వరగా సమవేతమై, రాజశార్దూలుడైన భరతునితో ఈ విధంగా సుసంబద్ధమైన వచనాలు పలికారు.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (Adverbial/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb); अर्थे: तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• तु: indeed/and then
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (but/indeed)

• ऋषिगणाः: hosts of sages
• ऋषिगणाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ऋषीणां गणः)

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम् (adverbial accusative); नपुंसकलिङ्ग एकवचन द्वितीया-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• दशग्रीववधैषिणः: desiring the slaying of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
• दशग्रीववधैषिणः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशग्रीव + वध + एषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दशग्रीवस्य वधम् एषन्ति इति)

• भरतम्: Bharata
• भरतम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• राजशार्दूलम्: tiger among kings (best of kings)
• राजशार्दूलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object; apposition to भरतम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञां शार्दूलः = श्रेष्ठः)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)

• ऊचुः: said/uttered
• ऊचुः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• सङ्गताः: assembled/together
• सङ्गताः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु) → सङ्गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (assembled/united)

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular; 'words/speech' as object)

Context

Inflexibly fixed in his own code of righteouness, like the Himavat mountain, Rama, the enhancer of the progeny of the Raghu dynasty, paid respect due to the preceptors, ministers and subjects in accordance with their rank, blessed his younger brothers, Bharata and Satrughna and sent them forth.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

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

The protection of dharma is a cosmic concern: sages align themselves with the restoration of righteousness and encourage leadership that supports it.

What is the narrative situation?

After the brothers’ exchange, sages step forward to advise Bharata, linking the Ayodhyā crisis to the larger dharmic mission against Rāvaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s worthiness to be addressed as a ‘tiger among kings’—a ruler capable of subordinating personal desire to righteous order.