Valmiki Ramayana 1.65.31 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 65, Shloka 31

विश्वामित्रस्य ब्राह्मर्षित्वप्राप्तिः

Viśvāmitra Attains Brahmarṣi Status

Devanagari script

धन्योऽस्म्यनुगृहीतोऽस्मि यस्य मे मुनिपुङ्गव।यज्ञं काकुत्स्थसहित: प्राप्तवानसि धार्मिक।।।।

Transliteration

dhanyo 'smy anugṛhīto 'smi yasya me munipuṅgava |

yajñaṃ kākutsthasahitaḥ prāptavān asi dhārmika ||

Translation

Gesegnet bin ich, reich begnadet, o erhabenster der Weisen; denn du, o Gerechter, bist zu meinem Yajña gekommen, begleitet von den Sprossen Kakutsthas — Rāma und Lakṣmaṇa.

Word by Word

• dhanyaḥ: blessed
• dhanyaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन); predicative adjective to अहम् (implicit)

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present/लट्), Prathama? actually Uttama-puruṣa (1st person/उत्तमपुरुष), Ekavacana (Singular/एकवचन)

• anugṛhītaḥ: favoured, shown grace
• anugṛhītaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu + grah (धातु) > anugṛhīta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya past passive participle (क्त, PPP); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicative to अहम् (implicit)

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present/लट्), Uttamapuruṣa (1st person/उत्तमपुरुष), Ekavacana

• yasya: of whom / whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine/पुंलिङ्ग) or Napuṃsaka depending; here Genitive (Ṣaṣṭhī/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• me: my / for me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; enclitic pronoun

• munipuṅgava: O foremost among sages
• munipuṅgava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: munīnām puṅgavaḥ); Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• yajñam: sacrifice
• yajñam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• kākutstha-sahitaḥ: accompanied by Rāma (Kākutstha)
• kākutstha-sahitaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक) + sahita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: kākutsthena sahitaḥ = accompanied by Kakutstha/Rāma); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with implied subject त्वम्

• prāptavān: has arrived
• prāptavān: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + āp (धातु) > prāptavat (कृदन्त, क्तवतुँ)
• Form: Kṛdanta perfective participle (क्तवतुँ); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; used with auxiliary असि to form periphrastic perfect (लिट्-अर्थ)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present/लट्), Madhyamapuruṣa (2nd person/मध्यमपुरुष), Ekavacana; auxiliary with प्रাপ্তवान्

• dhārmika: O righteous one
• dhārmika: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhārmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana

Context

"O Righteous one! O Pre-eminent among ascetics! you have come to my sacrifice accompanied by the descendants of Kakustha (Rama and Lakshmana). I am blessed by your presence and am highly favoured.

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• Viśvāmitra
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes gratitude and honouring the holy: Janaka considers a sage’s visit to a yajña a mark of divine grace and responds with truthful appreciation.

What is the narrative situation?

Janaka begins his address to Viśvāmitra, expressing how fortunate he feels that the sage has come to his sacrifice with Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Janaka’s humility and gratitude—recognizing spiritual presence as a blessing rather than a mere formality.