Shloka 28

Rāmopākhyāna—Rāma–Sītā Origins and the Opening of Rāvaṇa’s Genealogy

Devanagari script

भ्रातृणां च प्रियं राजन्‌ स चकार परंतप: । निश्चित्य मनसा वीरो दत्तभुक्तफलं धनम्‌

Transliteration

bhrātṝṇāṃ ca priyaṃ rājan sa cakāra paraṃtapaḥ | niścitya manasā vīro dattabhukta-phalaṃ dhanam ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O King, that hero, a scorcher of foes, resolved firmly in his mind to do what was dear to his brothers. Accordingly, he distributed the wealth so that its fruits would be enjoyed as gifts and as rightful shares—ensuring that generosity and just allocation were both fulfilled.”

Word by Word

• भ्रातृणाम्: of (his) brothers
• भ्रातृणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्रियम्: what is dear/pleasing
• प्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चकार: did/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• परंतपः: the foe-scorcher (epithet)
• परंतपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परंतप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निश्चित्य: having resolved/decided
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + चि
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund, -त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage)

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दत्तभुक्तफलम्: wealth whose fruit had been given and enjoyed (i.e., duly bestowed/used)
• दत्तभुक्तफलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त-भुक्त-फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• rājan (the king addressed)
• bhrātṛ (brothers)
• dhanam (wealth)