Shloka 30

भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः

Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

देवानां दानवानां च ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम्। हितमेव भविष्यद्धि रामप्रव्राजनादिह।।2.92.30।।

Transliteration

devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām |

hitam eva bhaviṣyad dhi rāmapravrājanād iha || 2.92.30 ||

Translation

ఇక్కడ శ్రీరాముని వనప్రవాసం వల్ల దేవులకు, దానవులకు, భావితాత్ములైన ఋషులకు—అందరికీ మేలే కలుగును।

Word by Word

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• दानवानाम्: of the demons
• दानवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ऋषीणाम्: of the seers
• ऋषीणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भावितात्मनाम्: of those with purified selves
• भावितात्मनाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘ऋषीणाम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (भावितः आत्मा येषाम्)

• हितम्: welfare/benefit
• हितम्: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis: ‘only/indeed’)

• भविष्यत्: will be
• भविष्यत्: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: भविष्यत्-कालवाचक कृदन्त (future participle used predicatively), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘हितम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• रामप्रव्राजनात्: from/through Rama's banishment
• रामप्रव्राजनात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source-cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रव्राजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य प्रव्राजनम्)

• इह: here/now
• इह: देशाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-अव्यय (adverb: ‘here/now’)

Context

Banishment of Rama will bring about the welfare of the gods, the demons, and the sages of purified souls.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Ṛṣis
• Bharadvāja
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Dharma operates on a cosmic scale: even painful events can serve the restoration of balance and the welfare of many beings.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja continues consoling Bharata, interpreting Rāma’s exile as ultimately beneficial for multiple worlds and communities.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Visionary wisdom: Bharadvāja reads events through a broader, truth-aligned perspective rather than immediate personal grievance.