Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

मैथिलस्य नरश्रेष्ठ जनकस्य भविष्यति।यज्ञ: परमधर्मिष्ठस्तस्य यास्यामहे वयम्।।1.31.6।।

Transliteration

maithilasya naraśreṣṭha janakasya bhaviṣyati | yajñaḥ paramadharmiṣṭhas tasya yāsyāmahe vayam || 1.31.6 ||

Translation

হে নৰশ্ৰেষ্ঠ! মিথিলাৰ ৰজা জনকৰ দ্বাৰা পৰমধৰ্মিষ্ঠ যজ্ঞ অনুষ্ঠিত হ’ব; আমি সেই যজ্ঞলৈ যাম।

Word by Word

• maithilasya: of the Maithila (Janaka)
• maithilasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; ‘of the king of Mithilā’

• naraśreṣṭha: O best of men
• naraśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular; ‘best of men’

• janakasya: of Janaka
• janakasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• bhaviṣyati: will take place
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada

• yajñaḥ: a sacrifice
• yajñaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; subject of bhaviṣyati

• parama-dharmiṣṭhaḥ: most righteous
• parama-dharmiṣṭhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama + dharmiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; superlative dharmiṣṭha ‘most righteous’; qualifying yajñaḥ

• tasya: to/for that (place/occasion)
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular; refers to that sacrifice/occasion

• yāsyāmahe: we shall go
• yāsyāmahe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st Person, Plural; ātmanepada; ‘we shall go’

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative (1st), Plural; explicit subject of yāsyāmahe

Context

"O foremost of men, Janaka, king of Mithila, is performing a great religious sacrifice. We shall go there.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Janaka
• Mithilā
• Yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

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

Dharma is framed as participation in and support of righteous sacrificial rites (yajña), a social-spiritual duty sustaining order and truth.

What is the narrative situation?

The sages inform Rāma that King Janaka of Mithilā is about to conduct a great sacrifice and that they will travel there.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Religious responsibility and alignment with dharmic institutions (yajña conducted in righteousness).