Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.15: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 15

लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा

Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama

Devanagari script

भरतात्तु महाबाहोरसितो नाम जायत।।।।यस्यैते प्रतिराजान उदपद्यन्त शत्रवः।हैहयास्तालजङ्घाश्च शूराश्च शशिबिन्दवः।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.110.15

Transliteration

bharatāt tu mahābāhor asito nāma jāyata |

yasyāite pratirājāna udapadyanta śatravaḥ |

haihayās tālajaṅghāś ca śūrāś ca śaśibindavaḥ ||

Translation

จากพระภรตผู้มีพระกรอันเกรียงไกร ได้บังเกิดโอรสพระนามว่า อสิต ต่อพระองค์นั้นได้มีบรรดากษัตริย์คู่แข่งผู้เป็นศัตรูลุกขึ้น คือ พวกไหหยะ พวกตาลชังคะ และพวกศศิบินทุผู้กล้าหาญ

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Word by Word

• māndhātuḥ: of Māndhātā
• māndhātuḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māndhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• tu: and/but
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे ‘but/and’

• mahā-tejāḥ: mighty, of great splendor
• mahā-tejāḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् तेजः यस्य) विशेषणम्

• susandhiḥ: Susandhi
• susandhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: susandhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

• udapadyata: was born / arose
• udapadyata: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√pad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• susandheḥ: of Susandhi
• susandheḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: susandhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) ‘also/even’

• putrau: two sons
• putrau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• dvau: two
• dvau: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; संख्याविशेषणम्

• dhruvasandhiḥ: Dhruvasandhi
• dhruvasandhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhruva + sandhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः; नाम

• prasēnajit: Prasēnajit
• prasēnajit: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasēnajit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (द्वितीयः पुत्रः)

Context

Mighty-armed Bharata had a son named Asita against whom the Haihayas, Talajanghas and the indomitable Sasibindus, the rival kings rose as enenmies.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata (ancient king)
• Asita

FAQs

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

Dharma for rulers includes endurance amid rivalry: hostility may arise even against rightful kings, testing steadiness and just response.

What is the narrative situation?

The genealogy shifts into a conflict episode: Asita faces a coalition of rival dynasties.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣatriya resolve under pressure—being opposed by many rivals is framed as a trial of royal strength and legitimacy.