Valmiki Ramayana 2.45.9 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 9

अयोध्यावासिजनानुरागः

The People and Brahmins Follow Rama toward Exile

Devanagari script

स हि राजगुणैर्युक्तो युवराजः समीक्षितः।अपि चापि मया शिष्टैः कार्यं वो भर्तृशासनम्।।।।

Transliteration

sa hi rāja-guṇair yukto yuvarājaḥ samīkṣitaḥ |

api cāpi mayā śiṣṭaiḥ kāryaṃ vo bhartṛ-śāsanam ||

Translation

เขานั้นประกอบด้วยคุณลักษณะแห่งพระราชา และได้รับการยอมรับว่าเป็นยุวราชโดยแท้ ดังนั้นพวกท่านพึงปฏิบัติตามพระบัญชาของผู้ครองแผ่นดิน—ดังที่ข้าได้กระทำ และดังที่ผู้มีวินัยพึงกระทำ

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (emphasis)

• rājaguṇaiḥ: with royal qualities
• rājaguṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण; with yuktaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja-guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; तत्पुरुष: rājñaḥ guṇāḥ (royal qualities)

• yuktaḥ: endowed
• yuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of saḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (धातु; युज्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kta: 'joined/endowed'

• yuvarājaḥ: crown prince
• yuvarājaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (predicate/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuva-rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; title 'crown prince'

• samīkṣitaḥ: recognized/approved
• samīkṣitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण of yuvarājaḥ/saḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√īkṣ (धातु; ईक्ष्)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kta: 'considered/recognized'

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (also/even)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (repetition for emphasis)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण; agent/instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; 1st person pronoun

• śiṣṭaiḥ: by the elders/learned
• śiṣṭaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √śās शास् + kta)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; 'by the learned/elders'

• kāryam: should be done/obeyed
• kāryam: Vidhi (विधि/obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ कृ + ṇyat)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicative: 'to be done/should be done'

• vaḥ: by you/your
• vaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī/Dvitīyā Bahuvacana enclitic; here Genitive 'of you/your'

• bhartṛśāsanam: the king's command
• bhartṛśāsanam: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (predicate with kāryam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ-śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): bhartuḥ śāsanam (the ruler's command)

Context

Though tender in age Bharata is mature in intellect. Gentle, valiant and virtuous, he will dispel all your fears and act as a true protector.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma includes adherence to legitimate royal authority and lawful succession; personal grief should not overturn ordered governance.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma instructs the citizens to accept Bharata’s recognized position and to follow the ruler’s directives, as Rāma himself follows Daśaratha’s command.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Discipline and respect for rule (śāsana): Rāma models obedience as a standard for the community.