Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 104, Shloka 12

भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य धर्मोपदेशः

Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Dharma-Reasoning

Devanagari script

एभिश्च सचिवैस्सार्धं शिरसा याचितो मया।भ्रातु शिष्यस्य दासस्य प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि।।।।

Transliteration

ebhiś ca sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ śirasā yācito mayā | bhrātuḥ śiṣyasya dāsasya prasādaṃ kartum arhasi ||

Translation

我与诸大臣同在，俯首恳求：愿你赐我恩泽——我在你前既为兄弟，亦为弟子，亦为仆从。

Word by Word

• एभिः: by/with these
• एभिः: करण/सह (Instrument/with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सचिवैः: with ministers
• सचिवैः: सहकारक (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: सह (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like: ‘together with’)

• शिरसा: with (my) head (bowed)
• शिरसा: करण (Instrument/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• याचितः: (I) have been entreated
• याचितः: क्रिया-विशेष (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (I have been begged)

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भ्रातुः: of a brother
• भ्रातुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• शिष्यस्य: of a disciple
• शिष्यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• दासस्य: of a servant
• दासस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• प्रसादम्: favor
• प्रसादम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: प्रयोजन
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-इन्फिनिटिव

• अर्हसि: you ought
• अर्हसि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Context

With my head bowed down, I beseech you along with all these ministers to show favour to me who is your brother, disciple and slave.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• ministers (saciva)

FAQs

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

Humility and rightful submission to dharma: Bharata approaches Rama with reverence, acknowledging relational duties (brotherhood) and moral hierarchy (disciple/servant) to request a dharmic resolution.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata, accompanied by ministers, pleads with Rama in the forest to accept their request—implicitly, to return and take up the royal responsibility.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s humility and devotion—he bows his head and frames himself as brother, disciple, and servant to Rama.