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Valmiki Ramayana 1.38.3: Bala Kanda, Sarga 38, Shloka 3

सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः · Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand

वैदर्भदुहिता राम केशिनी नाम नामतः ।

ज्येष्ठा सगरपत्नी सा धर्मिष्ठा सत्यवादिनी ॥३॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 1.38.3

vaidarbhaduhitā rāma keśinī nāma nāmataḥ |

jyeṣṭhā sagarapatnī sā dharmiṣṭhā satyavādinī ||3||

राम, विदर्भ के राजा की बेटी का नाम केशिनी था। वो सगर की पहली पत्नी थी। वो धरम के काम में लगी रहती थी और हमेशा सच बोलती थी।

वैदर्भदुहिताdaughter of the king of Vidarbha
वैदर्भदुहिता:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवैदर्भ + दुहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वैदर्भस्य दुहिता)
रामO Rama
राम:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootराम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन
केशिनीKeśinī
केशिनी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकेशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिवाचक (proper name)
नामnamed
नाम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (by name)
नामतःby name
नामतः:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनामतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/उपाधिवाचक (in name, by name)
ज्येष्ठाelder, eldest
ज्येष्ठा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of sā/keśinī)
सगरपत्नीwife of Sagara
सगरपत्नी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसगर + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सगरस्य पत्नी)
साshe
सा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
धर्मिष्ठाvery righteous
धर्मिष्ठा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
सत्यवादिनीtruth-speaking
सत्यवादिनी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य + वादिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यं वदति इति)

O Rama! the daughter of the king of Vidarbha by name Kesini was Sagara's eldest wife who was righteous and truthful.

R
Rāma
K
Keśinī
S
Sagara

FAQs

The verse links noble lineage with inner nobility: true dharma is characterized by righteous conduct and commitment to satya (truthfulness).

Viśvāmitra introduces Sagara’s first (elder) wife and describes her character qualities.

Satya—truthful speech and integrity—together with dharma-mindedness as a hallmark of Keśinī.

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