Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 101, Shloka 7

भरतस्य धर्मनिश्चयः

Bharata Affirms Lineage-Dharma and Urges Rama’s Coronation

Devanagari script

उत्तिष्ठ पुरुषव्याघ्र क्रियतामुदकं पितुः।अहं चायं च शत्रुघ्नः पूर्वमेव कृतोदकौ।।2.101.7।।

Transliteration

uttiṣṭha puruṣavyāghra kriyatām udakaṃ pituḥ | ahaṃ cāyaṃ ca śatrughnaḥ pūrvam eva kṛtodakau || 2.101.7 ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc hổ giữa loài người, hãy đứng dậy và làm lễ dâng nước cúng (udaka) cho phụ vương. Ta và Śatrughna đây đã làm lễ ấy từ trước rồi.

Word by Word

• uttiṣṭha: rise
• uttiṣṭha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sthā (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama puruṣa, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• puruṣavyāghra: O best of men
• puruṣavyāghra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa-vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; 'tiger among men'

• kriyatām: let (it) be done
• kriyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ lakāra (Imperative), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; Ātmanepada; passive/impersonal sense 'let it be done'

• udakam: water-libation
• udakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; here object of kriyatām (offering of water)

• pituḥ: of (your) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Ekavacana

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā (Nominative), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• śatrughnaḥ: Śatrughna
• śatrughnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatrughna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• pūrvam: earlier; already
• pūrvam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle)

• kṛtodakau: having offered the water-libation (we two)
• kṛtodakau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta-udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana; samāsa: kṛta (done) + udaka (water-offering) = 'having performed water-libation'

Context

Arise, O best of men! and offer libations to our father. I and Satrughna have already done so.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• Śatrughna
• Daśaratha
• Udaka (libation)

FAQs

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

Fulfilling pitṛṛṇa (debt to the ancestors) through prescribed rites is a key dharmic obligation of sons.

What is the narrative situation?

After informing Rama of Daśaratha’s death, Bharata urges Rama to perform the customary water-libation for their father.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s propriety and devotion—he ensures the funeral obligations are completed and invites Rama to complete his share.