Valmiki Ramayana 2.75.47 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 47

अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः

Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation

Devanagari script

सतां लोकात्सतां कीर्त्या स्सञ्जुष्टात्कर्मणस्तथा।भ्रश्यतु क्षिप्रमद्यैव यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः।।।।

Transliteration

satāṃ lokāt satāṃ kīrtyā sañjuṣṭāt karmaṇas tathā | bhraśyatu kṣipram adyaiva yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ ||

Translation

جس شخص کی رضامندی سے میرا شریف بھائی جلاوطنی کو گیا، وہ آج ہی فوراً نیکوں کے لوک سے، نیکوں کی کیرتی سے، اور اُن اعمال سے جو صالحین کو پسند ہیں، گِر کر محروم ہو جائے۔

Word by Word

• सताम्: of the virtuous
• सताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• लोकात्: from the world
• लोकात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सताम्: of the virtuous
• सताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• कीर्त्या: from renown
• कीर्त्या: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• सञ्जुष्टात्: from (deeds) approved/accepted
• सञ्जुष्टात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+जुष् (धातु) → सञ्जुष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषणम् (qualifying) कर्मणः

• कर्मणः: from action/deed
• कर्मणः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपपद-प्रयोग (particle: 'also/and/likewise')

• भ्रश्यतु: let (him) fall/ be expelled
• भ्रश्यतु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रंश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• आर्यः: the noble/esteemed one
• आर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अनुमते: with (his) consent/sanction
• अनुमते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुमति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• गतः: gone (into exile)
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषणम् (qualifying) आर्यः

Context

May the one who counselled the exile of my esteemed brother be expelled this very moment from the world approved by virtuous men, from their renown and from their (noble) actions!

Characters & Entities

• Rama (āryaḥ, implied)
• Bharata (speaker, implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma is socially and morally validated: separation from the ‘sat’ (the good) and loss of honorable reputation are presented as consequences of unrighteous enabling.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata invokes exclusion from the moral community as the fitting outcome for the one responsible for Rama’s exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Honor-conscious righteousness: Bharata values kīrti rooted in good deeds and the approval of the virtuous.