Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 32
अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा
Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative
ततः प्रहृष्टो धर्मात्मा पिता मे मिथिलाधिपः।अवाप्तो विपुलां बुद्धिं मामवाप्य नराधिपः।।2.118.32।।
tataḥ prahṛṣṭo dharmātmā pitā me mithilādhipaḥ | avāpto vipulāṁ buddhiṁ mām avāpya narādhipaḥ || 2.118.32 ||
បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះបិតារបស់ខ្ញុំ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រមិថិលា អ្នកមានធម៌ជាអាត្មា បានពេញដោយសេចក្តីរីករាយ; ហើយពេលបានខ្ញុំមក ព្រះនរាធិបតីក៏ទទួលបានប្រាជ្ញា និងសេចក្តីសម្រេចចិត្តដ៏ទូលំទូលាយ និងខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់។
Thereafter, my father and the righteous lord of Mithila was delighted in possessing me when a noble thought struck his mind.
FAQs
A righteous ruler responds to divine or providential events with responsible resolve, treating the received child as a dharmic trust rather than a mere possession.
After the celestial confirmation, Janaka rejoices and forms a firm intention regarding Sītā’s care and future.
Janaka’s righteousness (dharmātmā) expressed as wise, steady decision-making.