Shloka 1.33.26

कुशनाभकन्याशतविवाहः — The Marriage of Kuśanābha’s Hundred Daughters (and the Birth of Brahmadatta)

Devanagari script

सोमदाऽपि सुसंहृष्टा पुत्रस्य सदृशीं क्रियाम्।यथान्यायं च गन्धर्वी स्नुषास्ता: प्रत्यनन्दत।।1.33.26।।

Transliteration

somadāpi susaṁhṛṣṭā putrasya sadṛśīṁ kriyām | yathānyāyaṁ ca gandharvī snuṣās tāḥ pratyanandata || 1.33.26 ||

Translation

Somadā too, the Gandharva-woman, was greatly delighted; seeing that her son had acted in a manner befitting him, she duly praised those daughters-in-law in accordance with propriety.

Context

Somada the gandharvi was exeedingly delighted with her daughters-in-law and praised her son for his right action.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍēṇḍē trayastriṅśassarga:৷৷Thus ends the thirtythird sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Somadā
• Gandharvī (Gandharva woman)
• son (Brahmadatta, implied by narrative context)
• daughters-in-law (Kūśanābha’s daughters, implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as approving and honoring conduct that is ‘sadṛśa’—appropriate to one’s role and responsibility—along with giving praise ‘yathānyāyam,’ in accordance with propriety rather than impulse.

What is the narrative situation?

After the marriage arrangements following the episode of Kūśanābha’s daughters and their moral steadfastness, Somadā (connected to the groom’s side) expresses delight and formally approves the daughters-in-law and her son’s fitting action.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Propriety and discernment (acting suitably to one’s station), along with righteous appreciation—praising good conduct in a measured, lawful, and socially ethical way.