Shloka 19

ऋष्यशृङ्गानयनम् — Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā

Bālakāṇḍa, Sarga 11

Devanagari script

शान्ता तव सुता राजन् सह भर्त्रा विशांपते।मदीयनगरं यातु कार्यं हि महदुद्यतम्।।1.11.19।।

Transliteration

śāntā tava sutā rājan saha bhartrā viśāṃpate | madīya-nagaraṃ yātu kāryaṃ hi mahad udyatam ||1.11.19||

Translation

હે રાજન, પ્રજાપતિ! તારી પુત્રી શાન્તા પતિ સાથે મારા નગરમાં આવે; કારણ કે એક મહાન યજ્ઞકર્મ આરંભાયું છે.

Word by Word

• śāntā: Śāntā
• śāntā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of yātu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāntā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• sutā: daughter
• sutā: Karta (कर्ता/subject-apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'śāntā' इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन्

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• saha: with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with)

• bhartrā: (her) husband
• bhartrā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• viśām-pate: O lord of the people
• viśām-pate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viś (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (viśāṃ patiḥ)

• madīya-nagaram: to my city
• madīya-nagaram: Karma (कर्म/Object; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madīya (प्रातिपदिक) + nagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (madīyaṃ nagaram)

• yātu: let (her) go
• yātu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/optative-like injunction), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• kāryam: a task/rite
• kāryam: Karta (कर्ता/subject of implied 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hi: for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/causal emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'kāryam' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• udyatam: undertaken/planned
• udyatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-yam (यम् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'kāryam' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Context

O lord of people, O king, It has been decided to commence an important sacrificial rite. You may send your daughter Santa along with her husband to my city.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Romapāda
• Śāntā

FAQs

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

Dharma as duty-centered action: a king undertakes major Vedic rites for the welfare of the realm and seeks rightful support through family and allies.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha requests Romapāda to send Śāntā and her husband to Ayodhyā for an important sacrificial undertaking (the forthcoming yajña).

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Daśaratha’s clarity of purpose and adherence to lawful means—he asks respectfully rather than commanding.