Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.44: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 44

भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च

Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile

Devanagari script

कच्चिन्न ब्राह्मणधनं हृतं रामेण कस्यचित्।कच्चिन्नाढ्यो दरिद्रो वा तेनापापो विहिंसितः।।2.72.44।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.72.44

Transliteration

kaccin na brāhmaṇadhanaṃ hṛtaṃ rāmeṇa kasyacit | kaccin nāḍhyo daridro vā tenāpāpo vihiṃsitaḥ || 2.72.44 ||

Translation

难道罗摩夺取了某位婆罗门的财物吗？难道他伤害了无辜之人——无论富贵或贫寒——吗？

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Word by Word

• कच्चित्: I hope (not); is it possible that
• कच्चित्: निपात (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/प्रश्नार्थक निपात (particle: I hope?/is it the case?)

• न: not
• न: निषेध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• ब्राह्मणधनम्: a brahmin's wealth
• ब्राह्मणधनम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः ब्राह्मणस्य धनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); अत्र कर्म (object)

• हृतम्: seized, taken away
• हृतम्: क्रिया (predicate with implied ‘is’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि अर्थः: ‘taken away’

• रामेण: by Rama
• रामेण: कर्ता (agent; कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्तृकरणे तृतीया (agent in passive)

• कस्यचित्: of someone
• कस्यचित्: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite: of someone)

• कच्चित्: I hope (not)
• कच्चित्: निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/प्रश्नार्थक निपात

• न: not
• न: निषेध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• आढ्यः: a rich man
• आढ्यः: कर्ता (logical patient in passive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (rich man)

• दरिद्रः: a poor man
• दरिद्रः: कर्ता (logical patient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दरिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• तेन: by him
• तेन: कर्ता (agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; कर्तृकरणे तृतीया (agent: by him)

• अपापः: innocent, sinless
• अपापः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies implied person)

• विहिंसितः: was harmed
• विहिंसितः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + हिंस् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि अर्थः: ‘injured/tormented’

Context

I hope Rama did not seize the wealth of any brahmin nor did any harm to an innocent person, whether rich or poor.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma
• brāhmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma forbids exploitation and violence: taking a brāhmaṇa’s property and harming the innocent—rich or poor—are presented as clear markers of adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata, alarmed by Rāma’s sudden departure, probes whether any moral transgression could have led to such a calamity.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s ethical discernment: he measures righteousness by protection of the vulnerable and by respect for sacred/social obligations.