Valmiki Ramayana 2.92.3: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 3

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः · Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Spoken by Bharadvaja to BharataSetting: Bharadvāja āśrama (near Prayāga)Places named: Prayāga, Ayodhyā, CitrakūṭaOvernight halt during Bharata+cśa march from Ayodhyā toward Citrakūṭa

Devanagari script

कच्चिदत्र सुखा रात्रिस्तवास्मद्विषये गता ।

समग्रस्ते जनः कच्चिदातिथ्ये शंस मेऽनघ ॥३॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.92.3

Transliteration

kaccid atra sukhā rātris tavāsmadviṣaye gatā |

samagras te janaḥ kaccid ātithye śaṃsa me 'nagha ||3||

Translation

ఓ అనఘా, మా ఆశ్రమంలో నీవు ఈ రాత్రిని సుఖంగా గడిపితివా? అలాగే నీ సమస్త జనులకు యథోచిత అతిథి-సత్కారం జరిగిందో చెప్పుము।

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Word by Word

• kaccit: I hope?/is it so?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kaccit (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, interrogative/benedictive particle (प्रश्न/आशीः)
• Role: Prashna-nipāta (प्रश्न-निपात)

• atra: here
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place (देशवाचक)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)

• sukhā: pleasant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with rātriḥ
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)

• rātriḥ: night
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• tava: for you/of you
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)

• asmad-viṣaye: in our place/domain
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम) + viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: asmākam viṣayaḥ); Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• gatā: passed/spent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (धातु: गम्) + kta → gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past participle (कर्मणि क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; with rātriḥ: 'has passed'
• Role: Kriya-samānādhikaraṇa (समानााधिकरण with subject)

• samagraḥ: entire/all right
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with janaḥ
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)

• te: your
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th), Singular
• Role: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)

• janaḥ: people/retinue
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
• Role: Karta (कर्ता)

• kaccit: I hope?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kaccit (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, interrogative/benedictive particle
• Role: Prashna-nipāta (प्रश्न-निपात)

• ātithye: in hospitality
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātithya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; viṣaya-locative 'in the matter of hospitality'
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)

• śaṃsa: tell/declare
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śaṃs (धातु: शंस्)
• Form: Verb; Lakāra: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Singular; Parasmaipada
• Role: Kriya (क्रिया)

• me: to me
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; enclitic
• Role: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient)

• anagha: O sinless one
• Type: Noun
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; address
• Role: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)

Sandhi Notes

• tava + asmadviṣaye → tavāsmadviṣaye
• me + anagha → me 'nagha
• rātriḥ + tava (in recitation) no special sandhi beyond visarga before t

Context

O sinless one! hope, you spent the night at our hermitage well? Tell me whether all your people enjoyed the hospitality?

The teaching

Hospitality and care for dependents are core duties: the host honors the guest, and the leader ensures the welfare of all followers.

Ethical theme

Atithi-dharma / social duty

For your practice

Daily practice of atithi-satkāra and mindful care for those under one+cśa responsibility; cultivate gentleness in speech through welfare-questions.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Shanta (peace)

Mood

Courteous, inquiring, composed

Themes

• Dharma
• Atithi-dharma
• Hospitality
• Itihasa
• Ethics

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Atithi-dharma (duty of hospitality): caring for guests and their companions is a sacred obligation, especially in a hermitage setting.

What is the narrative situation?

After hosting Bharata and his retinue, Bharadvāja inquires whether they rested well and were suitably received.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate responsibility: Bharadvāja exemplifies the sage’s duty to protect and honor guests without negligence.