Valmiki Ramayana 2.75.62 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 62

अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः

Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation

Devanagari script

दिष्ट्या न चलितो धर्मादात्मा ते सहलक्ष्मणः।वत्स सत्यप्रतिज्ञो ते सतां लोकमवाप्स्यसि।।।।

Transliteration

diṣṭyā na calito dharmād ātmā te sahalakṣmaṇaḥ | vatsa satyapratijño te satāṃ lokam avāpsyasi ||

Translation

వత్సా, దైవకృపవల్ల నీ మనస్సు ధర్మమునుండి చలించలేదు—లక్ష్మణునిదీ అలాగే. నీవు సత్యప్రతిజ్ఞుడవు; అందువల్ల సత్పురుషుల లోకాన్ని పొందుతావు।

Word by Word

• दिष्ट्या: fortunately
• दिष्ट्या: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: diṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे तृतीया (instrumental used adverbially); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भावे (adverbial: 'by good fortune')

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• चलितः: deviated, moved away
• चलितः: Karta (कर्ता) / Karta-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cal (धातु) + calita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (आत्मा इति कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)

• धर्मात्: from righteousness, from duty
• धर्मात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• आत्मा: self, mind
• आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ते: your, of you
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सहलक्ष्मणः: together with Lakshmana
• सहलक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता) / Karta-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (लक्ष्मणेन सह); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आत्मा)

• वत्स: O dear child
• वत्स: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सत्यप्रतिज्ञः: true to (his) promise
• सत्यप्रतिज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता) / Karta-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya + pratijña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सत्या प्रतिज्ञा यस्य/सत्यप्रतिज्ञः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आत्मा/त्वम्)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सताम्: of the virtuous
• सताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• अवाप्स्यसि: you will attain
• अवाप्स्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future); परस्मैपद; मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Context

That night passed off in grief for Bharata, who fell on the ground with his mind clouded and his senses lost. He lamented again and again, heaving deep, warm sighs.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē pañcasaptatitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the seventyfifth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Kausalyā
• Bharata
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma is anchored in satya (truthfulness) and steadfastness: keeping one’s pledge and not deviating from righteousness is presented as spiritually elevating.

What is the narrative situation?

Kausalyā reassures and commends Bharata’s moral steadiness while he is overwhelmed by grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satyapratijñā (faithfulness to vows) and dharma-sthairya (steadfastness in righteousness), attributed to Bharata and echoed by the mention of Lakṣmaṇa.