Valmiki Ramayana 2.91.10 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 10

भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

आनीयतामितस्सेनेत्याज्ञप्तः परमर्षिणा।ततस्तु चक्रे भरतस्सेनायास्समुपागमम्।।।।

Transliteration

ānīyatām itaḥ sene ity ājñaptaḥ paramarṣiṇā | tatas tu cakre bharataḥ senāyāḥ samupāgamam || 2.91.10 ||

Translation

เมื่อได้รับพระบัญชาจากมหาฤๅษีว่า “จงนำกองทัพมาที่นี่” พระภรตก็จัดการให้กองทัพเคลื่อนเข้ามาใกล้

Word by Word

• ānīyatām: let (it) be brought
• ānīyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘let it be brought’

• itaḥ: from here
• itaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablative adverb): ‘from here’

• senā: the army
• senā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-उक्त्यर्थक

• ājñaptaḥ: having been ordered
• ājñaptaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √jñā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been commanded’

• paramarṣiṇā: by the great sage
• paramarṣiṇā: Karana/Agent (करण/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (paramaḥ ṛṣiḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (thereupon/from that)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• cakre: did/made
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• senāyāḥ: of the army
• senāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• samupāgamam: approach/coming near
• samupāgamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sam + upa + ā + √gam (धातु) + a (प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक (act of coming near/approach)

Context

Thus commanded the great ascetic, 'Let the army be brought here'. Accordingly, Bharata ordered the army to come.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvaja
• Bharata
• Army (Bharata’s forces)

FAQs

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

Respect for righteous authority: Bharata promptly complies with the sage’s instruction, showing discipline aligned with dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja instructs that Bharata’s army be brought near for hosting; Bharata ensures the troops approach.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s humility and administrative competence—he acts efficiently without ego before a sage.