Shloka 34
अम्बाया रामजामदग्न्यशरणगमनम्
Ambā Seeks Refuge with Rāma Jāmadagnya
अथवा ते मतिस्तत्र राजपुत्रि न वर्तते । यावच्छाल्वपतिं वीर॑ योजयाम्यत्र कर्मणि,अथवा राजकुमारी! यदि वहाँ जानेका तेरा विचार न हो तो मैं वीर शाल्वराजको ही पहले इस कार्यमें नियुक्त करूँ: (उसके साथ तेरा ब्याह करा दूँ)
athavā te matis tatra rājaputri na vartate | yāvac chālvapatiṁ vīraṁ yojayāmy atra karmaṇi ||
«أو، أيتها الأميرة، إن لم تكن عزيمتك على الذهاب إلى هناك، فسأُسند أولًا هذا الأمر إلى ملك شالڤا الشجاع—أي إنني سأرتّب زواجك منه.»
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how royal duty and political-social obligations can drive decisions like marriage alliances; it also implicitly raises the ethical tension between personal intention (mati) and authoritative arrangement by a guardian/king.
Rāma addresses a princess: if she does not intend to go to the proposed place/plan, he will instead engage the heroic king of Śālva in the matter—explicitly by arranging her marriage with him.