Shloka 6
हनूमद्
दूत्यम् / Hanuman’s Mediation and Lakshmana’s Appeal to Sugriva
Devanagari script
राजा दशरथो नाम द्युतिमान्धर्मवत्सलः।चातुर्वर्ण्यं स्वधर्मेण नित्यमेवाभ्यपालयत्4.4.6।।
Transliteration
rājā daśaratho nāma dyutimān dharmavatsalaḥ | cāturvarṇyaṃ svadharmeṇa nityam evābhyapālayat ||
Translation
Hubo un rey llamado Daśaratha, radiante y amante del dharma, que siempre protegía a las cuatro varṇa cumpliendo fielmente su deber real.
Word by Word
rājāking
rājā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन)
daśarathaḥDasaratha
daśarathaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaśaratha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन)
nāmaby name
nāma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (particle): ‘by name/indeed’
dyutimānbrilliant
dyutimān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootdyutimat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘daśarathaḥ’
dharmavatsalaḥfond of dharma
dharmavatsalaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक) + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास; Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा 1), Singular (एकवचन)
cāturvarṇyamthe four social orders
cāturvarṇyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootcāturvarṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (द्वितीया 2), Singular (एकवचन)
sva-dharmeṇaby his own duty/law
sva-dharmeṇa:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootsva (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास; Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया 3), Singular (एकवचन)
nityamalways
nityam:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (adverbial accusative): ‘always’
evaindeed
eva:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (emphatic particle): ‘indeed/just’
abhyapālayatprotected/ruled
abhyapālayat:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootabhi-√pāl (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद
Characters & Entities
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DaśarathaFAQs
Rājadharma: a ruler’s duty is to protect social order through consistent adherence to lawful responsibility, not personal whim.
Lakṣmaṇa begins with Rāma’s lineage, describing Daśaratha’s righteous kingship to establish credibility and virtue.
Daśaratha’s dharma-centered governance and steady protection of society.