Valmiki Ramayana 2.98.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 98, Shloka 5

चित्रकूटप्रवेशः

Bharata Enters the Forest Toward Chitrakuta

Devanagari script

अमात्यै स्सह पौरैश्च गुरुभिश्च द्विजातिभिः।वनं सर्वं चरिष्यामि पद्भ्यां परिवृत स्स्वयम्।।2.98.5।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.98.5

Transliteration

amātyaiḥ saha pauraiś ca gurubhiś ca dvijātibhiḥ |

vanaṁ sarvaṁ cariṣyāmi padbhyāṁ parivṛtaḥ svayam ||2.98.5||

Translation

Còn ta, tự thân sẽ đi bộ khắp toàn bộ khu rừng, được vây quanh bởi các đại thần, dân chúng, các bậc thầy, và những vị Bà-la-môn.

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Word by Word

• amātyaiḥ: with ministers/counsellors
• amātyaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amātya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition governing instrumental)

• pauraiḥ: with citizens
• pauraiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• gurubhiḥ: with elders/preceptors
• gurubhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• dvijātibhiḥ: with brahmins (twice-born)
• dvijātibhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• vanam: forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• sarvam: entire
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; vanam इति विशेषण

• cariṣyāmi: I shall roam
• cariṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• padbhyām: on foot
• padbhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; 'by (my) two feet' = on foot

• parivṛtaḥ: surrounded (by them)
• parivṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• svayam: myself
• svayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मार्थक-निपात

Context

'I myself shall go on foot surrounded by ministers, citizens, preceptors and brahmins and search the entire forest.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• ministers (amātya)
• citizens (paura)
• brahmins (dvijāti)
• forest

FAQs

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

Dharma as personal accountability: Bharata does not merely command others—he undertakes hardship himself, aligning authority with responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata declares that he will personally join the search, walking through the forest with a mixed group representing the polity and spiritual authority.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and resolve—Bharata chooses to go on foot and include elders and brahmins, showing reverence and determination.