Valmiki Ramayana 2.99.39: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 39

चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः

Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama

Devanagari script

बाष्पाभिहतकण्ठश्च प्रेक्ष्य रामं यशस्विनम्।आर्येत्येवाभिसङ्क्रुश्य व्याहर्तुं नाशकत्तदा।।2.99.39।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.99.39

Transliteration

bāṣpābhihata-kaṇṭhaś ca prekṣya rāmaṃ yaśasvinam | āryety evābhisaṅkruśya vyāhartuṃ nāśakat tadā ||2.99.39||

Translation

యశస్సుగల రాముణ్ణి చూసి కన్నీళ్లతో గొంతు బిగుసుకున్న భరతుడు, ఆ సమయంలో “ఆర్యా!” అని మాత్రమే ఆర్తిగా కేక వేసి, ఇక మాట పలకలేకపోయాడు।

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Word by Word

• bāṣpa-abhihata-kaṇṭhaḥ: with throat choked by tears
• bāṣpa-abhihata-kaṇṭhaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + abhihata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: 'बाष्पेण अभिहतः कण्ठः यस्य' (whose throat is choked by tears)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• prekṣya: having seen
• prekṣya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īkṣ (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग); prekṣya (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): 'having seen'

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• yaśasvinam: glorious
• yaśasvinam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ārya: O noble one
• ārya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• abhi-saṅkruśya: crying out
• abhi-saṅkruśya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kruś (धातु) + abhi- (उपसर्ग) + sam- (उपसर्ग); saṅkruśya (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): 'crying out'

• vyāhartuṃ: to speak
• vyāhartuṃ: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (धातु) + vi-ā- (उपसर्ग); vyāhartum (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive): 'to utter/speak'

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• aśakat: was able
• aśakat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śak (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Context

As he beheld the glorious Rama, with his throat choken with tears, he cried out, O Arya (venerable one) and thereafter, was unable to speak any more.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Bharata

FAQs

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

Dharma is inseparable from satya of the heart: Bharata’s tears and inability to speak underscore authentic remorse and reverence, not political calculation.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata beholds Rāma, cries out “Ārya,” and is rendered speechless by grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s humility and truthfulness; Rāma’s moral radiance (“yaśasvin”) that evokes reverence.