Valmiki Ramayana 2.111.24: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 111, Shloka 24

अयोध्याकाण्डे एकादशोत्तरशततमः सर्गः

Sarga 111: Counsel on Gurus, Parental Debt, and Bharata’s Protest

Devanagari script

अथोत्थाय जलंस्पृष्ट्वा भरतो वाक्यमब्रवीत्।श्रुण्वन्तु मे परिषदो मन्त्रिण श्श्रेणयस्तथा।।।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.111.24

Transliteration

athotthāya jalaṃ spṛṣṭvā bharato vākyam abravīt |śṛṇvantu me pariṣado mantriṇaḥ śreṇayas tathā ||

Translation

پھر بھرت اٹھے، پانی کو چھو کر (طہارت کی رسم ادا کر کے) بولے: “میری بات مجلس سنے—وزیروں اور پیشہ ور انجمنوں کے سرداروں سمیت۔”

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Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भ (then/now)

• उत्थाय: having stood up
• उत्थाय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having risen’

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्पृष्ट्वा: having touched
• स्पृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having touched’

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

• वाक्यम्: speech, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• श्रुण्वन्तु: let (them) listen
• श्रुण्वन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘let them hear’

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप (genitive/dative enclitic) ‘of me/to me’ (here: ‘my’)

• परिषदः: O members of the assembly
• परिषदः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिषद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, बहुवचन (addressing the assembly)

• मन्त्रिणः: O counsellors
• मन्त्रिणः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, बहुवचन

• श्रेणयः: O guilds/companies
• श्रेणयः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, बहुवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (also)

Context

Then Bharata stood up and performed achamana (sipping of water) and said 'let theassembly of learned men, counsellors and guildsmen hear me'.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata

FAQs

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

Dharma in governance values transparent, public speech: Bharata addresses legitimate social bodies (assembly, ministers, guilds) before making claims.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata prepares to present his position formally before the civic and political representatives.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Accountability and respect for institutions—Bharata seeks public hearing rather than private advantage.