Shloka 11

सिद्धाश्रमात् शोणातटं प्रस्थानम् — Departure from Siddhāśrama and the Invitation to Janaka’s Yajña

Bow of Mithilā

Devanagari script

तद्धनुर्नरशार्दूल मैथिलस्य महात्मन:।तत्र द्रक्ष्यसि काकुत्स्थ यज्ञं चाद्भुतदर्शनम्।।1.31.11।।

Transliteration

tad dhanuḥ naraśārdūla maithilasya mahātmanaḥ | tatra drakṣyasi kākutstha yajñaṃ cādbhutadarśanam || 1.31.11 ||

Translation

ໂອ ຜູ້ປະເສີດໃນບັນດາມະນຸດ, ໂອ ເຊື້ອສາຍກາກຸດສະຖະ! ທີ່ນັ້ນເຈົ້າຈະໄດ້ເຫັນຄັນທະນູຂອງພຣະຣາຊາແຫ່ງມິຖິລາຜູ້ມີຈິດໃຈຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ແລະຈະໄດ້ເຫັນຍັຊະພິທີອັນນ່າອັດສະຈັນຄວນແກ່ການຊົມອີກດ້ວຍ।

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun used adjectivally, Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; qualifying dhanuḥ

• dhanuḥ: bow
• dhanuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; object to be seen (understood with drakṣyasi)

• naraśārdūla: O tiger among men
• naraśārdūla: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular

• maithilasya: of the Maithila (Janaka)
• maithilasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled
• mahātmanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular; bahuvrīhi: ‘mahān ātmā yasya’ (great-souled); qualifying maithilasya

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place

• drakṣyasi: you will see
• drakṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 2nd Person, Singular; parasmaipada

• kākutstha: O Kākutstha
• kākutstha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular; patronymic epithet of Rāma

• yajñam: sacrifice
• yajñam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of drakṣyasi

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चयद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle

• adbhuta-darśanam: wonderful to behold
• adbhuta-darśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; karmadhāraya: ‘adbhutaṃ darśanaṃ yasya’ (wonderful in appearance); qualifying yajñam

Context

O best of men, O descendent of Kakustha, there you will see the bow that belongs to the magnanimous king of Mithila and the wonderful sacrifice at that place.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Rāma (Kākutstha)
• The bow (Pināka/Śiva-dhanuḥ—contextually implied)
• Yajña (sacrifice)
• Mithilā

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through sacred rites and righteous kingship: the bow and yajña signify responsibility, restraint, and truth-centered rule.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra invites Rāma toward Mithilā to witness the famed bow and a remarkable sacrificial ceremony.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverent curiosity: Rāma is positioned as a worthy witness—one who approaches sacred and royal institutions with respect.