Shloka 6

शिवधनुर्न्यासकथा तथा सीतोत्पत्तिविवाहशुल्क-निश्चयः

The Bow of Śiva: Its Deposit, Sītā’s Origin, and the Prowess-Brideprice Vow

Devanagari script

एतद्दर्शय भद्रं ते कृतकामौ नृपात्मजौ।दर्शनादस्य धनुषो यथेष्टं प्रतियास्यत:।।1.66.6।।

Transliteration

etad darśaya bhadraṃ te kṛtakāmau nṛpātmajau | darśanād asya dhanuṣo yatheṣṭaṃ pratiyāsyataḥ || 1.66.6 ||

Translation

ຂໍໃຫ້ຄວາມມົງຄຸນຈົ່ງມີແດ່ທ່ານ. ຈົ່ງສະແດງຄັນທະນູນີ້ໃຫ້ແກ່ເຈົ້າຊາຍທັງສອງ; ເມື່ອໄດ້ເຫັນຄັນທະນູນີ້ ແລະ ຄວາມປາຖະໜາສຳເລັດແລ້ວ, ພວກພຣະອົງຈະກັບໄປຕາມພຣະປະສົງ

Word by Word

• etat: this (bow)
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• darśaya: show
• darśaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; causative ‘make (them) see’

• bhadram: good fortune
• bhadram: Prayojana/Āśīḥ (आशीः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थक (benedictive usage)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• kṛtakāmau: with desire fulfilled
• kṛtakāmau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (कृतः कामः ययोः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘having fulfilled (their) desire’

• nṛpātmajau: the two princes
• nṛpātmajau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नृपस्य आत्मजौ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• darśanāt: from seeing / upon seeing
• darśanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• dhanuṣaḥ: of the bow
• dhanuṣaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• yatheṣṭam: as they wish
• yatheṣṭam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (यथा इष्टम्), अव्यय (adverb)

• pratiyāsyataḥ: will return
• pratiyāsyataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन

Context

Be blessed. Show this great bow to the princes. This is their desire. Once it is fulfilled, they will go back.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Janaka
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma here is courteous, truthful conduct between a guest and a host: the sage requests openly and respectfully, and the king is expected to respond with hospitality and transparency.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra asks King Janaka to show the famed bow to the two princes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa), saying they will depart once their wish to see it is satisfied.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viśvāmitra’s restraint and propriety—he speaks with blessing and clarity, guiding the encounter without coercion.