Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 74, Shloka 35
भरतस्य कैकेयी-गर्हा तथा सुरभि-दृष्टान्तः
Bharata’s Reproach of Kaikeyi and the Surabhi Exemplum
इति नाग इवारण्ये तोमराङ्कुशचोदितः।पपात भुवि सङ्कृद्धो निश्श्वसन्निव पन्नगः।।।।
iti nāga ivāraṇye tomarāṅkuśa-coditaḥ |
papāta bhuvi saṅkruddho niśśvasann iva pannagaḥ ||
Pagkasabi nito, si Bharata—gaya ng elepanteng nasa gubat na tinutulak ng sibat at pang-udyok—ay bumagsak sa lupa sa matinding poot, sumisingasing na wari’y ahas.
Prince Bharata, the scorcher of enemies, with blood-shot eyes, raiment in disarray, ornaments tossed about lay fallen on the ground like the banner of Indra (husband of Sachi) at the close of the festival of flag-hoisting.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē catussaptatitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the seventyfourth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
The verse depicts the emotional cost of dharma-violation: righteous persons may be overwhelmed by grief and anger when justice and truth are disrupted.
After condemning Kaikeyi and declaring his resolve, Bharata—overcome by rage and sorrow—falls to the ground.
Moral sensitivity: Bharata’s intense reaction signals how deeply he values dharma and how unbearable adharma is to him.