Valmiki Ramayana 1.77.19: Bala Kanda, Sarga 77, Shloka 19

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Devanagari script

प्रार्थितस्तेन धर्मज्ञ मिधिलायामहं तथा ॥१९॥

ऋषिमध्ये तु तस्य त्वं प्रीतिं कर्तुमिहार्हसि ।

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 1.77.19

Transliteration

prārthitas tena dharmajña mithilāyām ahaṃ tathā ||19||

ṛṣimadhye tu tasya tvaṃ prītiṃ kartum ihārhasi |

Translation

वो रिशियों के बीच में मिथिला में मुझसे यह बात माँगी थी। अब तुम उनकी बात मान के उन्हे खुश कर दो।

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Word by Word

• prārthitaḥ: (I) have been requested
• prārthitaḥ: Karma-bhāva (कर्मभावः; 'having been requested')
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-arth (धातु) > prārthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kṛdanta (PPP/क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with 'aham' by sense (speaker)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम); Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• dharmajña: O knower of dharma
• dharmajña: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharmajña (प्रातिपदिक) [dharma + jña]
• Form: Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); संबोधन to listener

• mithilāyām: in Mithilā
• mithilāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mithilā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tathā: thus / in that manner
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ṛṣi-madhye: in the midst of sages
• ṛṣi-madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of sages' + 'middle'); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but / indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• tasya: for him / of him
• tasya: Sampradāna/Relation (सम्बन्ध; 'for him')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• prītim: delight / pleasure
• prītim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• kartum: to do / to cause
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta; infinitive (तुमुन्/infinitive), expressing purpose

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (देशवाचक)

• arhasi: you ought / it behoves you
• arhasi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

O Knower of dharma this was his request to me in Mithila in the midst of sages. You should bring him delight (by obliging him).

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Bharata
• Yudhājit (implied by context)
• Mithilā
• ṛṣi (sages)

FAQs

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

Satya and promise-keeping: a request made publicly among sages carries moral weight; dharma requires honouring such commitments.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha explains that he had been asked at Mithilā (before sages) and urges Bharata to comply to please Yudhājit.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Integrity—Daśaratha treats his word and public accountability as binding.