Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 70, Shloka 32

वंशवर्णनम् तथा विवाहप्रार्थना

Genealogy of the Ikshvaku Line and the Proposal for Marriage

Devanagari script

तत्रैका तु महाभागा भार्गवं देववर्चसम्।।1.70.32।।ववन्दे पद्मपत्राक्षी काङ्क्षन्ती सुतमात्मन:।

Transliteration

tatraikā tu mahābhāgā bhārgavaṁ devavarcasam | vavande padmapatrākṣī kāṅkṣantī sutam ātmanaḥ || 1.70.32 ||

Translation

Allí, una de ellas—afortunada y de ojos como pétalos de loto—se postró ante el Bhārgava, resplandeciente como un deva, deseando un hijo para sí.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• ekā: one (woman)
• ekā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (विरोध/अन्वयबोधक अव्यय)

• mahā-bhāgā: very fortunate / noble
• mahā-bhāgā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (महान् भोगः/भाग्यं यस्याः); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhārgavaṃ: Bhārgava (Cyavana)
• bhārgavaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• deva-varcasam: having divine lustre
• deva-varcasam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + varcas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी: devānāṃ varcaḥ iva); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vavande: saluted / paid homage
• vavande: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vand (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• padma-patra-akṣī: lotus-petal-eyed
• padma-patra-akṣī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (यस्याः अक्षिणी पद्मपत्रे इव); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāṅkṣantī: desiring
• kāṅkṣantī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kāṅkṣ (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ-कृदन्त); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sutam: a son
• sutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ātmanaḥ: for herself / of herself
• ātmanaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

That the lotus-eyed and highly accomplished Kalindi, offered herself for a son toChyavana who was glowing like a god.

Characters & Entities

• Chyavana
• Bhārgava (Bhṛgu lineage)

FAQs

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

Approaching the wise with humility is dharmic: seeking blessings through reverence, not coercion, aligns desire (for progeny) with ethical means and satya-based sincerity.

What is the narrative situation?

One pregnant queen approaches the sage Chyavana to request help for obtaining or safeguarding a son.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śraddhā and vinaya (faith and humility) expressed through respectful salutation to a sage.