Valmiki Ramayana 2.54.8 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 54, Shloka 8

भरद्वाजाश्रमप्राप्तिः

Arrival at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage and Counsel toward Citrakūṭa

Devanagari script

धन्विनौ तौ सुखं गत्वा लम्बमाने दिवाकरे।गङ्गायमुनयोस्सन्धौ प्रापतुर्निलयं मुनेः।।।।

Transliteration

dhanvinau tau sukhaṃ gatvā lambamāne divākare |

gaṅgā-yamunayos sandhau prāpatur nilayaṃ muneḥ ||

Translation

ครั้นเมื่อดวงอาทิตย์คล้อยต่ำ สองนายธนูนั้นก็เดินไปอย่างผาสุก และไปถึงที่พำนักของฤๅษี ณ สังฆมแห่งคงคาและยมุนา

Word by Word

• dārūṇi: logs/wood pieces
• dārūṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• paribhinnāni: broken/split
• paribhinnāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paribhinna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, pari+√bhid)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (dārūṇi)

• vanajaiḥ: by forest-dwellers
• vanajaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vanaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• upajīvibhiḥ: by those who subsist (on it)
• upajīvibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upajīvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• bharadvāja-āśrame: in Bharadvāja's hermitage
• bharadvāja-āśrame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharadvāja (प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भरद्वाजस्य आश्रमः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• dṛśyante: are seen
• dṛśyante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• vividhāḥ: various
• vividhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (drumāḥ)

• drumāḥ: trees
• drumāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

Context

Your heart will be filled with joy while you wander with Sita beholding rivers,waterfalls, plateaus, caverns and mountain-torrents.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Gaṅgā
• Yamunā
• Muni (Bharadvāja implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma is reflected in orderly conduct during exile—traveling without haste or arrogance and seeking proper refuge (āśrama) at day’s end.

What is the narrative situation?

By evening, Rama and Lakṣmaṇa arrive at the sage’s residence near the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance with balance—despite hardship, they maintain calm pace and proper timing, indicating disciplined self-governance.