Shloka 8

त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha

Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites

Devanagari script

ततस्तामुषितो रात्रिं सह पुत्रैर्महात्मभि:।।1.73.7।।प्रभाते पुनरुत्थाय कृत्वा कर्माणि कर्मवित् ।ऋषींस्तदा पुरस्कृत्य यज्ञवाटमुपागमत्।।1.73.8।।

Transliteration

tatas tām uṣito rātriṃ saha putrair mahātmabhiḥ | prabhāte punar utthāya kṛtvā karmāṇi karmavit | ṛṣīṃs tadā puraskṛtya yajñavāṭam upāgamat ||

Translation

ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಪುತ್ರರೊಂದಿಗೆ ರಾತ್ರಿಯನ್ನು ಕಳೆಯಿದ ನಂತರ, ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವಿಧಿ ತಿಳಿದ ರಾಜನು ಪ್ರಭಾತದಲ್ಲಿ ಎದ್ದು ನಿತ್ಯಕರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿ, ಋಷಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಂಚೆ ಇಟ್ಟು ಯಜ್ಞವಾಟಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• yukte: in the auspicious
• yukte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (युक्त प्रातिपदिक; √yuj क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; adjective to ‘muhūrte’

• muhūrte: at the moment
• muhūrte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (मुहूर्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana

• vijaye: (named) Vijaya
• vijaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (विजय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; proper name of a muhūrta

• sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaiḥ: adorned with all ornaments
• sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + ābharaṇa + bhūṣita (सर्व + आभरण + भूषित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana; Tatpuruṣa: ‘sarvāṇi ābharaṇāni’ + ‘bhūṣita’ = adorned with all ornaments; agrees with ‘bhrātṛbhiḥ’

• bhrātṛbhiḥ: with brothers
• bhrātṛbhiḥ: Sahakāraka / Saha (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (भ्रातृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana

• sahitaḥ: accompanied
• sahitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (सहित प्रातिपदिक; √sah क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; predicate adjective to ‘rāmaḥ’

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (राम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ: having performed the auspicious preparatory rites
• kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta + kautuka + maṅgala (कृत + कौतुक + मङ्गल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa: ‘kṛtāni kautuka-maṅgalāni yena’ (rites performed) used adjectivally for Rāma

• vasiṣṭham: Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭham: Karma (कर्म) (object of ‘kṛtvā’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (वसिष्ठ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• purataḥ: in front
• purataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puratas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (स्थानवाचक) ‘in front’

• kṛtvā: having placed
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having made/placed’

• maharṣīn: great sages
• maharṣīn: Karma (कर्म) (object of implied ‘kṛtvā/puraskṛtya’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (महर्षि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana

• aparān: other
• aparān: Karma (कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (अपर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana; qualifies ‘maharṣīn’

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) ‘also/even’

• pituḥ: of (his) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (पितृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana

• samīpam: near presence
• samīpam: Karma (कर्म) (goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (समीप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; used with motion/approach sense in ‘āśritya’

• āśritya: having approached
• āśritya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śri (आ + श्रि धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having resorted to/approached’

• tasthau: stood/remained
• tasthau: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (लिट्; perfect), Parasmaipada; Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• bhrātṛbhiḥ: by/with brothers
• bhrātṛbhiḥ: Karaṇa / Sahakāraka (करण/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (भ्रातृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana

• āvṛtaḥ: surrounded
• āvṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√vṛ (आ + वृ धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Kta-participle (क्त); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; passive sense ‘surrounded’

Context

With the night spent with his virtuous sons, he who knew his duties got up at dawn and performed his daily devotionas and reached the sacrificial place following the rishis.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha (implied)
• sons
• ṛṣis
• yajñavāṭa

FAQs

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

Constancy in duty: dharma is maintained through regular observance and respect for spiritual leadership, not only through heroic acts.

What is the narrative situation?

The same narrative moment is repeated/overlapped in the dataset: the king rises at dawn and proceeds to the ritual enclosure led by seers.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reliability in conduct (niyama): the ruler’s life is governed by disciplined routine aligned with dharma.