Shloka 38

Devanagari script

तस्य बुद्धिरियं जाता चिन्तयानस्य सन्ततम्।स्वयंवरं तनूजायाः करिष्यामीति धीमतः।।2.118.38।।

Transliteration

tasya buddhir iyaṁ jātā cintayānasya santatam | svayaṁvaraṁ tanūjāyāḥ kariṣyāmīti dhīmataḥ || 2.118.38 ||

Translation

وبينما كان يتفكّر على الدوام، تولّد في عقل الملك الحكيم هذا القرار: «سأقيم لابنتي سْفَيَمْفَرَا (svayaṁvara)».

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समर्थ (pronoun)

• बुद्धिः: thought, idea
• बुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival pronoun) बुद्धिः-विशेषण

• जाता: arose, was born
• जाता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जाता’ = ‘उत्पन्ना/अभवत्’

• चिन्तयानस्य: of (him) pondering
• चिन्तयानस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्तय् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), षष्ठी, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘चिन्तयानस्य’ = ‘चिन्तयतः’ (of one who is pondering)

• सन्ततम्: constantly
• सन्ततम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सन्तत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)

• स्वयंवरम्: swayamvara (self-choice marriage ceremony)
• स्वयंवरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयंवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तनूजायाः: of (his) daughter
• तनूजायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I shall perform
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• धीमतः: of the wise (man)
• धीमतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण (of the wise one) तस्य-सम्बन्ध

Context

After constantly pondering over the matter, the wise king arrived at the decision to perform a swayamvara for his daughter.

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• Sītā
• svayaṁvara

FAQs

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

When ordinary options fail, dharma seeks a fair and principled procedure—here, svayaṁvara—as a socially valid means to locate true worth.

What is the narrative situation?

Janaka resolves to conduct a svayaṁvara to find an appropriate husband for Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom: choosing an institutionally recognized, merit-testing path rather than forcing an unsuitable match.