Valmiki Ramayana 2.70.15: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 70, Shloka 15

भरतस्य दूतसमागमः तथा केकयराजनः अनुज्ञा

Bharata Meets the Messengers; Kekaya King Grants Leave

Devanagari script

राजन् पितुर्गमिष्यामि सकाशं दूतचोदितः।पुनरप्यहमेष्यामि यदा मे त्वं स्मरिष्यसि।।2.70.15।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.70.15

Transliteration

rājan! pitur gamiṣyāmi sakāśaṃ dūtacoditaḥ | punar apy aham eṣyāmi yadā me tvaṃ smariṣyasi ||2.70.15||

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา ด้วยถูกทูตเร่งเร้า ข้าพเจ้าจะไปเฝ้าพระบิดา และเมื่อใดที่พระองค์ทรงระลึกถึงข้าพเจ้า ข้าพเจ้าจะกลับมาอีกครั้ง

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Word by Word

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• पितुः: of (my) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• गमिष्यामि: I shall go
• गमिष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• सकाशम्: to the presence of
• सकाशम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (indeclinable used with genitive), ‘near/to the presence of’

• दूत-चोदितः: urged by the messengers
• दूत-चोदितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक) + चोदित (चुद् धातु + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (दूतैः चोदितः = urged by messengers); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अहम् इति विशेषण

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अप्यर्थक (also)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एष्यामि: I shall come
• एष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: when/whenever)

• मे: of me / me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्मरिष्यसि: will remember
• स्मरिष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

Context

O king, urged by these messengers I wish to go to my father. I shall come back again (from Ayodhya) whenever you remember me.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• King of Kekaya (maternal grandfather)
• messengers (dūta)
• father (Daśaratha)

FAQs

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

Responsiveness to rightful summons and filial duty: Bharata treats the message as an obligation and moves toward his father without delay, aligning personal action with family responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

While Bharata is in Kekaya, messengers arrive from Ayodhya; Bharata tells his maternal grandfather that he must go to his father and will return when remembered.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s dutifulness and reliability—he promptly accepts the call and reassures his elder with steadfast commitment.