Valmiki Ramayana 2.107.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 107, Shloka 5

पितृवाक्यपालनम्, गयाश्रुति-उपदेशः, भरतस्य राज्यग्रहण-निर्देशः

Rama’s Counsel on Vows, the Gaya Śruti, and Bharata’s Return to Rule

Devanagari script

ततस्सा सम्प्रतिश्राव्य तव माता यशस्विनी।अयाचत नरश्रेष्ठं द्वौ वरौ वरवर्णिनी।।2.107.5।।तव राज्यं नरव्याघ्र मम प्रव्राजनं तथा।तौ च राजा तदा तस्यै नियुक्तः प्रददौ वरौ।।2.107.6।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.107.5

Transliteration

tatas sā sampratiśrāvya tava mātā yaśasvinī | ayācata naraśreṣṭhaṃ dvau varau varavarṇinī || 2.107.5 ||

Translation

تب تمہاری نامور ماں—خوش رنگ و خوش سیرت—نے پہلے اُس نر-شریشٹھ کو پھر سے وعدے میں باندھ کر، دو ور مانگے۔

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, temporal adverb

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; refers to Kaikeyi

• sampratiśrāvya: having secured a promise
• sampratiśrāvya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) with sam-prati- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable; 'having made (him) promise / having caused to promise' (causative sense by context)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular

• mātā: mother
• mātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• yaśasvinī: illustrious
• yaśasvinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; adjective to mātā

• ayācata: asked/demanded
• ayācata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yāc (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (Aorist), Ātmanepada, 3rd Person, Singular

• naraśreṣṭham: the best of men
• naraśreṣṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: narāṇāṃ śreṣṭham (epithet of king)

• dvau: two
• dvau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Dual (द्विवचन); numeral qualifying varau

• varau: two boons
• varau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Dual

• varavarṇinī: of excellent complexion
• varavarṇinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; कर्मधारयः: varā varṇinī (of excellent complexion/appearance)

• tava: for you/your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular (used for 'for you' by context)

• rājyam: kingdom
• rājyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• naravyāghra: O tiger among men
• naravyāghra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोगः as epithet: 'tiger among men'

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular (मम)

• pravrājanam: banishment/exile
• pravrājanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pravrājana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, 'likewise/also'

• tau: those two
• tau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Dual; refers to the two boons

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, time adverb

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (4th), Singular

• niyuktaḥ: bound (by promise)
• niyuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-yuj (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; 'bound/obliged/appointed'

• pradadau: granted
• pradadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) with pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• varau: two boons
• varau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Dual

Context

O Bharata, be the king of men. I shall also become the supreme king of the wild beasts in the forest. Go now happily to Ayodhya, the best of cities, and I shall enter Dandaka forest with delight.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Bharata
• Kaikeyi
• Dasaratha

FAQs

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

Dharma is the binding force of a promise: once a king is made to reaffirm his word, its fulfillment becomes a matter of truth (satya) and royal integrity.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama narrates how Kaikeyī moved from possessing a boon to formally extracting and fixing it through a renewed pledge.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s clarity about ethical chains—how vows, once secured, shape lawful outcomes.