Shloka 4

भरद्वाजाश्रम-समागमः / Meeting Bharadvaja at the Hermitage

Homeward Blessings

Devanagari script

पङ्कदिग्धस्तुभरतोजटिलस्त्वांप्रतीक्षते ।।6.127.4।।पादुकतेपुरस्कृत्यसर्वं च कुशलंगृहे ।

Transliteration

paṅka-digdhaḥ tu bharato jaṭilas tvāṃ pratīkṣate || 6.127.4 ||

pāduke te puraskṛtya sarvaṃ ca kuśalaṃ gṛhe |

Translation

พระภรตผู้เปื้อนโคลนและไว้ชฎา กำลังเฝ้าคอยพระองค์อยู่ โดยตั้งพระปาทุกาไว้เบื้องหน้า; และในเรือนก็สวัสดีผาสุกทุกประการ

Word by Word

• paṅka-digdhaḥ: smeared with mud
• paṅka-digdhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṅka (प्रातिपदिक) + digdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: paṅkena digdhaḥ ‘smeared with mud’

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha/Prayojaka (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• bharataḥ: Bharata
• bharataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• jaṭilaḥ: with matted locks
• jaṭilaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jaṭila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying bharataḥ

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); 2nd person pronoun

• pratīkṣate: waits for/expects
• pratīkṣate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + √īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• pāduke: (your) pair of sandals
• pāduke: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādukā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• te: of you/your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); enclitic pronoun

• puraskṛtya: placing in front
• puraskṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: puras + √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable; ‘having placed in front’

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); object of implied ‘is’ with kuśalam

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Prayojaka (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• kuśalam: well-being
• kuśalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); predicate accusative with sarvam (elliptic asti)

• gṛhe: at home/in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

Then those bulls among Vanaras were delighted as though they were in heaven. Thrilled and very happy at the wonderful fruits, they enjoyed them as they liked as per their desire and felt joyful.।। itayāraṣēvālamīkīyēśarīmadarāmāyaṇēādikāvayēyudadhakāṇaḍēsapataviṅśatayutataraśatatamasasaragaḥ ।।This is the end of one hundred and twenty seventh sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma
• pādukā (Rāma’s sandals)
• Ayodhyā (implied by gṛhe)

FAQs

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

Bharata embodies dharma through self-restraint and faithful stewardship: honoring Rāma’s sandals signifies rule as a trust, not a personal possession.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja informs Rāma about Bharata’s ascetic waiting and the welfare of the kingdom, preparing Rāma for reunion and rightful return.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s tyāga (renunciation) and satya-niṣṭhā (truthful fidelity) to Rāma’s rightful kingship.