Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 127, Shloka 5

भरद्वाजाश्रम-समागमः / Meeting Bharadvaja at the Hermitage

Homeward Blessings

Devanagari script

त्वांपुराचीरवसनंप्रविशन्तंमहावनम् ।।6.127.5।।स्त्रीतृतीयंच्युतंराज्याद्धर्मकामं च केवलम् ।पदातिंत्यक्तसर्वस्वंपितुर्वचनकारिणम् ।।6.127.6।।सर्वभोगैःपरित्यक्तंस्वर्गच्युतमिवामरम् ।दृष्टातुकरुणापूर्वंममासीत्समितिञ्जयः ।।6.127.7।।कैकेयीवचनेयुक्तंवन्यमूलफलाशिनम् ।

Transliteration

tvāṃ purā cīra-vasanaṃ praviśantaṃ mahāvanam || 6.127.5 ||

strī-tṛtīyaṃ cyutaṃ rājyād dharma-kāmaṃ ca kevalam |

padātiṃ tyakta-sarvasvaṃ pitur vacana-kāriṇam || 6.127.6 ||

sarva-bhogaiḥ parityaktaṃ svarga-cyutam ivāmaram |

dṛṣṭā tu karuṇā-pūrvaṃ mamāsīd samitiñjayaḥ || 6.127.7 ||

kaikeyī-vacane yuktaṃ vanya-mūla-phalāśinam |

Translation

往昔，我看見你身披樹皮衣，步入大森林，流亡國外，與妻子同行，一心只求正法，徒步而行，拋棄一切，只為履行父親的諾言，像從天而降的神祇一樣放棄所有舒適，順從凱克伊的要求以森林的根果為食——那時，戰無不勝的英雄啊，我心中首先升起了慈悲。

Word by Word

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); 2nd person pronoun

• purā: formerly/earlier
• purā: Kālādhi-karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• cīra-vasanam: clad in bark-garments
• cīra-vasanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cīra (प्रातिपदिक) + vasana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: cīraṃ vasanaṃ yasya (as epithet ‘bark-clad’) used adjectivally for tvām

• praviśantam: entering
• praviśantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √viś (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-vanam: the great forest
• mahā-vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: ‘great forest’

• strī-tṛtīyam: with a woman as the third (with Sita)
• strī-tṛtīyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक) + tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: striyā tṛtīyaḥ ‘with a woman as the third’ (i.e., with Sītā as third)

• cyutam: fallen/expelled
• cyutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cyu (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• rājyāt: from the kingdom
• rājyāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharma-kāmam: desiring righteousness
• dharma-kāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: dharme kāmaḥ yasya ‘desiring dharma’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Prayojaka (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• kevalam: only/solely
• kevalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial sense ‘only’ qualifying dharmakāmam

• padātim: on foot
• padātim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘going on foot’

• tyakta-sarvasvam: having given up everything
• tyakta-sarvasvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tyakta (प्रातिपदिक; from √tyaj) + sarvasva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: tyaktaṃ sarvasvaṃ yena ‘having abandoned everything’

• pituḥ: of (your) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vacana-kāriṇam: one who obeys the word
• vacana-kāriṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक) + kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: vacanaṃ karoti iti ‘one who carries out (a) word’

• sarva-bhogaiḥ: with all pleasures
• sarva-bhogaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: ‘all enjoyments/pleasures’

• parityaktam: abandoned
• parityaktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + √tyaj (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• svarga-cyutam: as if fallen from heaven
• svarga-cyutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + cyuta (प्रातिपदिक; from √cyu)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: svargāt cyutaḥ ‘fallen from heaven’

• iva: like/as if
• iva: Sambandha/Prayojaka (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative particle (उपमावाचक-अव्यय)

• amaram: an immortal (god)
• amaram: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable; ‘having seen’

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Prayojaka (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• karuṇā-pūrvam: with compassion
• karuṇā-pūrvam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: karuṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva used adverbially: ‘with compassion first/preceded by compassion’

• mama: to me/of me
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); 1st person pronoun

• āsīt: arose/was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• samitiñ-jayaḥ: the battle-victor (Rama)
• samitiñ-jayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samiti (प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: samitau jayaḥ yasya ‘victorious in battle’ (epithet of Rāma)

• kaikeyī-vacane: in obedience to Kaikeyi's word
• kaikeyī-vacane: Hetau/Adhikaraṇa (हेतु/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaikeyī (प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: kaikeyyāḥ vacane ‘in/at Kaikeyi’s word’

• yuktam: intent/committed
• yuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yuj (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘joined/intent upon’

• vanya-mūla-phala-āśinam: eating wild roots and fruits
• vanya-mūla-phala-āśinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vanya (प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + āśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa chain: vanyāni mūlāni phalāni ca āśnāti iti ‘eating wild roots and fruits’

Context

When Rama had spoken that way to the great sage, Bharadwaja was delighted and with a smiling look replied.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa (implied by strī-tṛtīya)
• Kaikeyī
• mahāvana (great forest)

FAQs

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

Dharma and satya are upheld through fidelity to one’s pledged duty: Rāma accepts exile to honor his father’s word, showing that truthfulness and righteous obligation outweigh personal comfort and power.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharadvāja recalls Rāma’s earlier exile—his austere forest life under Kaikeyī’s demand—and contrasts it with the present return after victory, expressing the compassion that Rāma’s sacrifice inspired.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s satya-vrata (commitment to truth and promises) and tyāga (renunciation), which elicit a sage’s compassion and admiration.