Valmiki Ramayana 2.107.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 107, Shloka 19

पितृवाक्यपालनम्, गयाश्रुति-उपदेशः, भरतस्य राज्यग्रहण-निर्देशः

Rama’s Counsel on Vows, the Gaya Śruti, and Bharata’s Return to Rule

Devanagari script

शत्रुघ्नः कुशलमतिस्तु ते सहायस्सौमित्रिर्मम विदितः प्रधानमित्रम्।चत्वारस्तनयवरा वयं नरेन्द्रं सत्यस्थं भरत चराम मा विषीद।।2.107.19।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.107.19

Transliteration

evaṃ rājarṣayaḥ sarve pratītā rājanandana | tasmāt trāhi naraśreṣṭha pitaraṃ narakāt prabho || 2.107.14 ||

Translation

ดังนี้เหล่าราชฤๅษีทั้งปวงล้วนเห็นพ้องกัน โอ้ความปีติแห่งราชวงศ์; เพราะฉะนั้น โอ้บุรุษผู้ประเสริฐ โอ้พระผู้เป็นเจ้า—ขอจงช่วยกอบกู้พระบิดาของท่านให้พ้นจากนรก

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Word by Word

• śatrughnaḥ: Śatrughna
• śatrughnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatrughna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular

• kuśalamatiḥ: intelligent
• kuśalamatiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuśala-mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; karmadhāraya: 'one whose mind is skillful'

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (contrast/emphasis)

• te: for you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th), Singular

• sahāyaḥ: helper, ally
• sahāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular

• saumitriḥ: Saumitri (Lakshmana)
• saumitriḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th), Singular

• viditaḥ: is known
• viditaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया) (as predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vid (धातु) → vidita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative, Singular; past participle used predicatively

• pradhānamitram: chief friend
• pradhānamitram: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradhāna-mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Nominative (1st), Singular; karmadhāraya: 'chief friend'

• catvāraḥ: four
• catvāraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catvāri (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Plural; numeral

• tanayavarāḥ: excellent sons
• tanayavarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to vayaṃ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanaya-vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Nominative (1st), Plural; karmadhāraya: 'excellent sons'

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st), Plural

• narendram: the king (lord of men)
• narendram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'Indra among men'

• satyastham: steadfast in truth
• satyastham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya-stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'standing in truth' (agreeing with narendram)

• bharata: O Bharata
• bharata: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Vocative (8th), Singular

• carāma: we move/live
• carāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra, Parasmaipada, Uttama-puruṣa, Plural

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha-nipāta (prohibitive particle) used with imperative/optative

• viṣīda: grieve, be despondent
• viṣīda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ṣad (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa, Singular

Context

O Bharata, intelligent Satrughna will be your support and son of Sumitra (Lakshmana) as is well-known will remain my best friend. All four of us, worthy sons of Dasaratha, shall follow the path of truth of our father.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē saptōttaraśatatamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the one hundredseventh sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Bharata
• Rajarsis (royal seers)
• Dasaratha
• Naraka (hell)

FAQs

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

A son’s dharma is to protect the moral fate of the father by ensuring the father’s truth and promises are not violated.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata resists kingship; Rama frames acceptance of the throne as necessary to uphold Daśaratha’s pledged boons and avert sin.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s filial responsibility is invoked—duty over personal preference.