Valmiki Ramayana 2.90.24: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 90, Shloka 24

भरद्वाजाश्रमगमनम्

Bharata at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage

Setting: Bharadvaja-ashramaPlaces named: ashramaHalt before continuing toward Rama

Devanagari script

ततस्तथेत्येवमुदारदर्शनः प्रतीतरूपो भरतोऽब्रवीद्वचः ।

चकार बुद्धिं च तदा तदाश्रमे निशानिवासाय नराधिपाऽत्मजः ॥२४॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.90.24

Transliteration

tatas tathety evam udāradarśanaḥ pratītarūpo bharato 'bravīd vacaḥ |

cakāra buddhiṃ ca tadā tadāśrame niśānivāsāya narādhipātmajaḥ ||24||

Translation

అప్పుడు ఉదారదృష్టి, ప్రసన్నముఖుడైన భరతుడు ‘తథాస్తు’ అని సమ్మతించాడు. అనంతరం రాజకుమారుడు ఆ ఆశ్రమంలోనే రాత్రి నివసించాలని నిర్ణయించాడు॥

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)
• Role: Kāla (काल/sequence)

• tathā: so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (so/thus)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)

• iti: saying
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण (quotative)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)

• evam: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)

• udāra-darśanaḥ: one of noble outlook
• Type: Noun
• Root: udāra (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास ('उदारं दर्शनं यस्य'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/apposition to bharataḥ)
• Compound: Bahuvrihi

• pratīta-rūpaḥ: showing assent
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīta (कृदन्त; prati-√i (इ)+क्त) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास ('प्रतीतं रूपं यस्य' = showing assent); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
• Compound: Bahuvrihi

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/subject)

• abravīt: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)

• vacaḥ: words
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म/object)

• cakāra: made
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)

• buddhim: decision, resolve
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
• Role: Karma (कर्म/object)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)

• tadā: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)
• Role: Kāla (काल/time)

• tad-āśrame: in that hermitage
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'तस्य आश्रमः'); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन
• Role: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• niśā-nivāsāya: for night-stay
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक) + nivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'निशायाः निवासः'); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; dative of purpose
• Role: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• nara-adhipa-ātmajaḥ: son of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नराधिपस्य आत्मजः'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/apposition to bharataḥ)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

Sandhi Notes

• tathētyevam = tathā + iti + evam
• udāradarśanaḥ = udāra-darśanaḥ
• bharato'bravīt = bharataḥ + abravīt
• tadāśrame = tad-āśrame
• niśānivāsāya = niśā-nivāsāya
• narādhipātmajaḥ = nara-adhipa-ātmajaḥ

Context

A man of liberal disposition, Bharata expressed his intention, saying, 'Be it so'. Then the prince made up him mind to spend the might in that hermitage.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē navatitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the ninetieth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

The teaching

Assent to wise counsel can be itself a dharmic act, even when it delays one’s urgent aim.

Duties in tension

• Speed in fulfilling filial/fraternal mission
• Obedience to sage’s prudent request and hospitality norms

Ethical theme

Sadācāra (right conduct)

How it resolves

Acceptance and regulated pause

For your practice

Cultivating obedience to dharmic guidance; practicing calm acceptance.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Shanta (peace), with Karuna (compassion)

Mood

Assenting, composed, night-bound

Themes

• Dharma
• Maryada
• Itihasa
• Ethics

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Bharadvāja (contextually present)
• hermitage (āśrama)

FAQs

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

Obedience to wise counsel and measured conduct: accepting guidance from a sage aligns action with dharma rather than impulse.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata agrees to Bharadvāja’s request and decides to lodge in the hermitage for the night.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s nobility and restraint—he readily assents to what is fitting and timely.