Shloka 40
Devanagari script
कल्याणे बत नक्षत्रे मयि जातोऽसि पुत्रक।येन त्वया दशरथो गुणैराराधितः पिता।।2.4.40।।
Transliteration
kalyāṇe bata nakṣatre mayi jāto 'si putraka | yena tvayā daśaratho guṇair ārādhitaḥ pitā || 2.4.40 ||
Translation
«¡Bajo una estrella propicia naciste para mí, hijito! Y por tus virtudes has complacido a tu padre Daśaratha.»
Word by Word
कल्याणेauspicious
कल्याणे:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकल्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन; adjective to nakṣatre
बतindeed!/oh!
बत:
Bhava-prakashaka (भाव-प्रकाशक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबत (अव्यय)
Formविस्मय/हर्षसूचक-अव्यय (exclamatory particle)
नक्षत्रेin (an) asterism/star
नक्षत्रे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootनक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular
मयिin me
मयि:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसप्तमी (7/अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative ‘in me’
जातःborn
जातः:
Karta (कर्ता) (with asi)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘born’
असिyou are
असि:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; present ‘you are’
पुत्रकO son
पुत्रक:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; vocative
येनby whom
येन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन; instrumental ‘by whom/whereby’
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया (3/करण), एकवचन; instrumental ‘by you’
दशरथःDasaratha
दशरथः:
Karta (कर्ता) (of ārādhitaḥ)
TypeNoun
Rootदशरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; nominative singular
गुणैःwith virtues
गुणैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural
आराधितःhas been pleased
आराधितः:
Kriya (क्रिया) (passive)
TypeVerb
Rootआ+राध् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; predicate participle ‘pleased/honoured’
पिता(your) father
पिता:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; apposition to daśarathaḥ
Context
O Rama, my little child! you were born to me under a lucky star. On this account you have delighted your father Dasaratha with your virtues. What a joy !
Characters & Entities
K
KausalyaR
RamaD
DasarathaFAQs
Satya and dharma in family life—Rama’s virtues manifest as honoring and bringing rightful joy to his father.
Kausalya reflects on Rama’s auspicious birth and credits his character for making Dasaratha proud and pleased.
Filial devotion and excellence in conduct (guṇa-sampad).