Shloka 43

Raghuvara’s Royal Consecration

Rāma’s Coronation and Familial Reconciliation

Devanagari script

किं चित्रं यत्पुमांसस्तु वैरिकोटिप्रभंजनाः । येषां गेहे सती भार्या स्वपतिप्रियवाञ्छिका

Transliteration

kiṃ citraṃ yatpumāṃsastu vairikoṭiprabhaṃjanāḥ | yeṣāṃ gehe satī bhāryā svapatipriyavāñchikā

Translation

ഇതിൽ അത്ഭുതമെന്ത്? ആരുടെ ഗൃഹത്തിൽ സതീ പതിവ്രതയായ ഭാര്യ ഉണ്ടായി, തന്റെ ഭർത്താവിന് പ്രിയമായതേ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നുവോ—അത്തരം പുരുഷന്മാർ ശത്രുക്കളുടെ കോടി-കോടി സൈന്യങ്ങളെയും തകർത്തുകളയും.

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• चित्रम्: wonder, marvel
• चित्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; relative pronoun (यत्-तत्)

• पुमांसः: men
• पुमांसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (निपात)

• वैरि-कोटि-प्रभंजनाः: destroyers of crores of enemies
• वैरि-कोटि-प्रभंजनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैरि (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभंजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासः—‘वैरिणां कोटीनां प्रभंजनाः’ (destroyers of crores of enemies)

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; relative pronoun

• गेहे: in the house
• गेहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• सती: virtuous, faithful
• सती: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (धातु √अस्) + तिन् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-सम्भव), ‘being/virtuous’

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्व-पति-प्रिय-वाञ्छिका: one who desires what is dear to her own husband
• स्व-पति-प्रिय-वाञ्छिका: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + वाञ्छिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः—‘स्वपतेः प्रियं वाञ्छति’ (desiring what is dear to her own husband)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator/speaker not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्पुमांसस्तु = यत् + पुमांसः + तु; वैरिकोटिप्रभंजनाः = वैरि-कोटि-प्रभंजनाः; स्वपतिप्रियवाञ्छिका = स्व-पति-प्रिय-वाञ्छिका.

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It teaches that a man’s strength and success are supported by harmony at home—especially by a virtuous spouse devoted to the well-being and wishes of her husband.

Does the verse describe physical warfare only?

Primarily it uses the imagery of defeating enemies, but the idea can also be read ethically: inner and outer challenges become easier to overcome when one’s household is grounded in virtue and mutual loyalty.

What does “satī bhāryā” imply here?

It implies a wife of good conduct and integrity—faithful, principled, and supportive—presented as a stabilizing force within the household.