Valmiki Ramayana 2.113.17 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 17

पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च

The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya

Devanagari script

अमृत स्समहाबाहुः पिता दशरथस्तव।यस्य त्वमीदृश: पुत्रो धर्मज्ञो धर्मवत्सलः।।।।

Transliteration

amṛtaḥ sa mahābāhuḥ pitā daśarathas tava | yasya tvam īdṛśaḥ putro dharmajño dharmavatsalaḥ ||

Translation

నీ మహాబాహు తండ్రి దశరథుడు నిజంగా మరణించినవాడు కాడు; ఎందుకంటే ఆయనకు నీవంటి కుమారుడు ఉన్నాడు—ధర్మజ్ఞుడు, ధర్మపరాయణుడు।

Word by Word

• amṛtaḥ: not dead/immortal
• amṛtaḥ: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधानविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahābāhuḥ: mighty-armed
• mahābāhuḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय: ‘great-armed’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• pitā: father
• pitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• daśarathaḥ: Daśaratha
• daśarathaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśaratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to pitā

• tava: your
• tava: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (युष्मद्), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• yasya: of whom
• yasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (युष्मद्), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• īdṛśaḥ: such (of this kind)
• īdṛśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying tvam/putraḥ

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to tvam

• dharmajñaḥ: knower of righteousness
• dharmajñaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘knower of dharma’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharmavatsalaḥ: devoted to duty
• dharmavatsalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘affectionate to dharma’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

With you as his son, endowed with qualities of righteousness and devotion to duty, your mighty-armed father Dasaratha is not dead. (He lives through you).

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Bharata
• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

A righteous heir preserves a parent’s moral life and reputation; dharma becomes a form of continuity beyond death.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja consoles and praises Bharata, asserting that Daśaratha lives on through Bharata’s dharmic conduct.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dharma-jñāna (discernment of right) and dharma-vātsalya (deep devotion to duty).