Valmiki Ramayana 2.101.6 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 101, Shloka 6

भरतस्य धर्मनिश्चयः

Bharata Affirms Lineage-Dharma and Urges Rama’s Coronation

Devanagari script

निष्क्रान्तमात्रे भवति ससीते सहलक्ष्मणे।दुःखशोकाभिभूतस्तु राजा त्रिदिवमभ्यगात्।।2.101.6।।

Transliteration

niṣkrāntamātre bhavati sasīte sahalakṣmaṇe | duḥkhaśokābhibhūtas tu rājā tridivam abhyagāt || 2.101.6 ||

Translation

اے راما! جس گھڑی تم سیتا اور لکشمن سمیت روانہ ہوئے، اسی لمحے غم و اندوہ سے مغلوب راجا دیوتاؤں کے سوَرگ کو سدھار گیا۔

Word by Word

• niṣkrāntamātre: when (you had) just departed
• niṣkrāntamātre: Sati-saptamī (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣkrānta-mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana; samāsa: niṣkrānta (departed) + mātra (just)

• bhavati: (it) happened; (you) were
• bhavati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; used in locative-absolute sense 'when it happened'

• sa-sīte: when (you were) with Sītā
• sa-sīte: Sati-saptamī (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: 'having Sītā (with him)'

• saha-lakṣmaṇe: when (you were) with Lakṣmaṇa
• saha-lakṣmaṇe: Sati-saptamī (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha-lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (Locative), Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: 'having Lakṣmaṇa (with him)'

• duḥkhaśokābhibhūtaḥ: overcome by grief and sorrow
• duḥkhaśokābhibhūtaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha-śoka-abhibhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; kta-participle from abhi-bhū; compound: duḥkha+śoka+abhibhūta

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

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tridivam: to heaven
• tridivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; samāsa: tri + diva = 'three heavens' i.e., heaven

• abhyagāt: went up; departed
• abhyagāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-gam (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ lakāra (Aorist), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

Context

As soon as you set out for the forest along with Sita and Lakshmana, the king, overwhelmed with grief, attained heaven.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Daśaratha
• Tridiva (heaven)

FAQs

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

Dharma-bound choices can still bring intense personal suffering; the epic highlights the human cost borne by families when duty is upheld.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata explains that Daśaratha died almost immediately after Rama departed for exile with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s dutiful endurance is implied, while Daśaratha’s deep paternal attachment is foregrounded.