Valmiki Ramayana 2.113.3: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 3

पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च

The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya

Devanagari script

मन्दाकिनीं नदीं रम्यां प्राङ्मुखास्ते ययुस्तदा ।

प्रदक्षिणं च कुर्वाणाश्चित्रकूटं महागिरिम् ॥३॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.113.3

Transliteration

mandākinīṃ nadīṃ ramyāṃ prāṅmukhās te yayus tadā |

pradakṣiṇaṃ ca kurvāṇāś citrakūṭaṃ mahāgirim ||3||

Translation

随后他们面向东方前行，走向秀美的曼达吉尼河，并绕行大山质多罗拘吒作右绕礼敬（pradakṣiṇā）。

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Word by Word

• पश्यन्: seeing
• पश्यन्: Karta (कर्ता; concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धातुसहस्राणि: thousands of minerals
• धातुसहस्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘धातूनां सहस्राणि’

• रम्याणि: beautiful
• रम्याणि: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of धातुसहस्राणि

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• प्रययौ: went/proceeded
• प्रययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्य: of it/of that (mountain)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• पार्श्वेन: along the side
• पार्श्वेन: Karana (करण; मार्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; मार्ग/सहचर्ये

• ससैन्यः: with (his) army
• ससैन्यः: Karta (कर्ता; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘सैन्येन सह वर्तते’

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

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

Context

All of them circumambulated the mighty mountain Chitrakuta and proceeded easttowards the charming river Mandakini.

Characters & Entities

• Mandākinī
• Citrakūṭa

FAQs

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

Dharma includes reverence for sacred places and disciplined conduct: even amid political crisis, they honor holy geography through pradakṣiṇā and purposeful travel.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata’s group continues its route, moving past Citrakūṭa and toward the Mandākinī river.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence and restraint—maintaining ritual propriety and respect for sacred spaces.