Valmiki Ramayana 2.115.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 115, Shloka 17

पादुकाभिषेकः

The Consecration of Rama’s Sandals and Bharata’s Trusteeship at Nandigrama

Devanagari script

भ्रात्रा हि मयि संन्यासो निक्षिप्त स्सौहृदादयम्।तमिमं पालयिष्यामि राघवागमनं प्रति।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.115.17

Transliteration

bhrātrā hi mayi saṃnyāso nikṣiptaḥ sauhṛdād ayam | tam imaṃ pālayiṣyāmi rāghavāgamanaṃ prati ||

Translation

భ్రాత స్నేహవశాత్ ఈ న్యాసరూప బాధ్యతను నాపై ఉంచాడు. రాఘవుడు తిరిగి వచ్చేవరకు నేను దీనిని కాపాడుతాను॥

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Word by Word

• bhrātrā: by (my) brother
• bhrātrā: Kartṛ (कर्ता/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (agent)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (indeed/for)

• mayi: in me/on me
• mayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative)

• saṃnyāsaḥ: a trust/deposit
• saṃnyāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃnyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nikṣiptaḥ: has been placed/deposited
• nikṣiptaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-kṣip (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; saṃnyāsaḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; उपसर्ग: नि-

• sauhṛdāt: out of affection
• sauhṛdāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauhṛda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (ablative: from/out of)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; saṃnyāsaḥ इत्यस्य अन्वय-सम्बन्धः (apposition)

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; imaṃ इत्यनेन सह

• imam: this
• imam: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; saṃnyāsam (understood) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• pālayiṣyāmi: I will protect/maintain
• pālayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pāl (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• rāghava-āgamanam: Rāghava's return
• rāghava-āgamanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक) + āgamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राघवस्य आगमनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prati: until/towards
• prati: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition: towards/until)

Context

This kingdom has been given me by my brother out of affection as a trust. I shall safeguard it until Rama's return.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama (Rāghava)

FAQs

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

Stewardship and fidelity: Bharata commits to guard what is not his, holding power only until the rightful heir returns.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata publicly declares his role as trustee of the kingdom, explicitly limiting it to the duration of Rama’s exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Truthfulness and accountability: Bharata binds himself to a clear, publicly stated purpose and timeframe.