Valmiki Ramayana 2.97.18: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 97, Shloka 18

भरतागमनशङ्कानिवारणम् / Dispelling Suspicion about Bharata’s Arrival

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Devanagari script

उच्यमानोऽपि भरतो मया लक्ष्मण तद्वचः ।

राज्यमस्मै प्रयच्छेति बाढमित्येव वक्ष्यति ॥१८॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.97.18

Transliteration

ucyamāno 'pi bharato mayā lakṣmaṇa tad-vacaḥ |

rājyam asmai prayaccheti bāḍham ity eva vakṣyati ||18||

Translation

హే లక్ష్మణా! నేను భరతునితో ‘ఇతనికి రాజ్యాన్ని అప్పగించు’ అని చెప్పినా, భరతుడు నిశ్చయంగా ‘బాఢమ్—తథాస్తు’ అని పలుకుతాడు.

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Word by Word

• ucyamānaḥ: being told
• ucyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular): 'being told'

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि = 'also/even'

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• lakṣmaṇa: O Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• vacaḥ: word(s)
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• asmai: to him
• asmai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dative singular)

• prayaccha: give
• prayaccha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-निपात (quotative particle)

• bāḍham: certainly
• bāḍham: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bāḍham (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/क्रियाविशेषण (indeed/certainly)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic: just/indeed)

• vakṣyati: will say
• vakṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

O Lakshmana! if I earnestly exhort Bharata to offer this kingdom to you, then on hearing those words, he would say, 'Certainly so'.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Bharata
• kingdom (rājya)

FAQs

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

Dharma as humility and obedience to rightful counsel: Bharata is portrayed as ready to renounce authority instantly when asked.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama continues reassuring Lakshmana by emphasizing Bharata’s selflessness and compliance with dharmic instruction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s self-effacement and readiness to yield power for righteousness.