Valmiki Ramayana 2.75.24 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 24

अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः

Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation

Devanagari script

परिपालयमानस्य राज्ञो भूतानि पुयत्रवत्।ततस्नु दुह्यतां पापं यस्याऽर्योऽनुमते गतः।।।।

Transliteration

paripālayamānasya rājño bhūtāni putravat |

tatas tu druhyatāṁ pāpaṁ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ ||

Translation

ขอให้บาปบังเกิดแก่ผู้ซึ่งด้วยคำชี้แนะของเขา พี่ชายผู้ประเสริฐของเราถูกเนรเทศ—ดุจบาปของผู้ทรยศต่อพระราชาผู้ทรงอภิบาลหมู่สัตว์และไพร่ฟ้าดุจบุตรของพระองค์

Word by Word

• परिपालयमानस्य: of (him) who is ruling/protecting
• परिपालयमानस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√पाल् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present middle participle); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of (the king) who is protecting/ruling’

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; genitive singular ‘of the king’

• भूतानि: subjects; beings
• भूतानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), बहुवचन; nominative plural ‘beings/subjects’

• पुत्रवत्: like (his) children
• पुत्रवत्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुत्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्-प्रयोग)
• Form: उपमान-अव्यय; adverbial ‘like a son/like sons’

• ततस्: therefore
• ततस्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘therefore/then’ (textual connective)

• नु: indeed
• नु: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; emphatic particle

• द्रुह्यताम्: let them be treacherous
• द्रुह्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √द्रुह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; imperative ‘let them be treacherous’

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular ‘sin’

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘whose’

• आर्यः: the noble one (Rāma)
• आर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अनुमते: with approval
• अनुमते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुमति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• गतः: gone; exiled
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

May the one who counselled the exile of my esteemed brother acquire the sin in the same way as a man acting treacherously against a king who rules like a father and protects his subjects like his own children, acquires.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma (ārya)
• the King (Daśaratha implied)

FAQs

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

Betrayal of a protector—especially a righteous king who treats subjects like children—is a grave adharma and brings moral consequence.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata continues a series of condemnations, equating the counsel behind Rāma’s exile with treason against a benevolent ruler.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Loyalty to rightful authority and protective kingship (rājadharma), upheld by Bharata’s moral outrage at betrayal.