Shloka 1

वंशवर्णनम् तथा विवाहप्रार्थना

Genealogy of the Ikshvaku Line and the Proposal for Marriage

Devanagari script

तत: प्रभाते जनक: कृतकर्मा महर्षिभि:।उवाच वाक्यं वाक्यज्ञ श्शतानन्दं पुरोहितम्।।1.70.1।।

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhāte janakaḥ kṛta-karmā maharṣibhiḥ | uvāca vākyaṃ vākya-jñaḥ śatānandaṃ purohitam || 1.70.1 ||

Translation

បន្ទាប់មកនៅពេលព្រលឹម កាលដែលមហាឥសីទាំងឡាយបានបញ្ចប់ពិធីកិច្ចសក្ការៈរួចហើយ ព្រះជនកៈ អ្នកជំនាញក្នុងវាចា បានមានព្រះបន្ទូលទៅកាន់ សាតានន្ទៈ ពុរោហិតមេ។

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल/Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (thereafter/then)

• prabhāte: at dawn
• prabhāte: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकliṅga (Neuter), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana (Singular); time-locative

• janakaḥ: Janaka
• janakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kṛtakarmā: having performed (his) rites
• kṛtakarmā: Viśeṣaṇa of Karta (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta-karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; past participle (क्त) from √kṛ + karma; used adjectivally; समास: तत्पुरुष (kṛtaṃ karma yasya / kṛta-karmā)

• maharṣibhiḥ: by/with the great sages
• maharṣibhiḥ: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/Instrumental: 'with/by sages')
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana (Plural)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada; √vac (to speak)

• vākyam: a statement
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• vākyajñaḥ: skilled in speech
• vākyajñaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of Karta (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vākya-jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; विशेषण of janakaḥ; समास: तत्पुरुष (vākyaṃ jānāti iti)

• śatānandam: Śatānanda
• śatānandam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; proper noun

• purohitam: the family priest
• purohitam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purohita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; apposition to śatānandam

Context

Thereafter at dawn after the maharshis had performed their daily (sacrificial) rites the eloquent Janaka said to the chief priest Satananda:

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• Śatānanda
• maharṣis

FAQs

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

Dharma in kingship is shown as alignment with sacred order: royal action begins after proper rites and consultation with religious authorities.

What is the narrative situation?

In Mithilā, after morning rites, Janaka initiates formal communication through his priest Śatānanda.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Janaka’s disciplined, dharma-grounded leadership and respect for ritual propriety.