Valmiki Ramayana 2.82.19 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 82, Shloka 19

भरतस्य धर्मप्रतिज्ञा तथा रामनिवर्तनयात्रा

Bharata’s Vow of Dharma and the Expedition to Recall Rama

Devanagari script

सर्वोपायं तु वर्तिष्ये विनिवर्तयितुं बलात्।समक्षमार्यमिश्राणां साधूनां गुणवर्तिनाम्।।।।

Transliteration

sarvopāyaṃ tu vartiṣye vinivartayituṃ balāt |

samakṣam āryamiśrāṇāṃ sādhūnāṃ guṇavartinām ||

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าจักกระทำทุกวิถีทาง—แม้ถึงกับต้องใช้กำลังบังคับ—เพื่ออัญเชิญพระองค์กลับมา ต่อหน้าบรรดาผู้อาวุโสผู้ประเสริฐ เหล่าสาธุชนผู้เคร่งธรรมและทรงคุณธรรม

Word by Word

• sarva-upāyam: every means
• sarva-upāyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + upāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) 'every means'; Puṃliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular; adverbial object with vartiṣye

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• vartiṣye: I shall act/endeavour
• vartiṣye: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person, Singular; Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• vinivartayitum: to bring back
• vinivartayitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + ni + vṛt (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुनन्त); purpose

• balāt: by force
• balāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Ablative (5th), Singular; instrumental sense 'by force' via ablative of cause/source

• samakṣam: in the presence
• samakṣam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya used as adverb; 'in the presence of' (समीप/साक्षात्-अर्थ)

• ārya-miśrāṇām: of the noble elders
• ārya-miśrāṇām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक) + miśra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) honorific compound; Puṃliṅga, Genitive (6th), Plural

• sādhūnām: of the good/pious
• sādhūnām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Genitive (6th), Plural

• guṇa-vartinām: of the virtuous
• guṇa-vartinām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vartin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) 'abiding in virtues'; Puṃliṅga, Genitive (6th), Plural; qualifying sādhūnām/āryamiśrāṇām

Context

I shall employ all possible means to bring him back and join you who are respectable, virtuous and pious.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma (implied as 'him')

FAQs

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

Dharma motivates determined corrective action: Bharata commits to exhausting all legitimate efforts to restore rightful order, under the scrutiny of the virtuous.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata announces his plan to retrieve Rāma from exile, declaring resolve before respected elders and moral authorities.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resolve and accountability: Bharata acts decisively while placing his intentions before the judgment of the righteous community.