Shloka 11

जनककुलवर्णनम् तथा सीतोर्मिलादानम्

Janaka’s Genealogy and the Bestowal of Sita and Urmila

Devanagari script

महीध्रकसुतो राजा कीर्तिरातो महाबल:।कीर्तिरातस्य राजर्षेर्महारोमा व्यजायत।।।।

Transliteration

mahīdhrakasuto rājā kīrtirāto mahābalaḥ |

kīrtirātasya rājarṣer mahāromā vyajāyata || 1.71.11 ||

Translation

മഹീധ്രകന്റെ പുത്രനായി മഹാബലവാനായ രാജാവ് കീർത്തിരാതൻ ജനിച്ചു; ആ രാജർഷിയായ കീർത്തിരാതനു മഹാരോമാ എന്ന പുത്രൻ ജനിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• महीध्रकसुतः: son of Mahīdhraka
• महीध्रकसुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीध्रक + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: महीध्रकस्य सुतः), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• राजा: king
• राजा: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• कीर्तिरातः: Kīrtirāta
• कीर्तिरातः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तिरात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (कीर्तिः रातः/दत्तः), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• महाबलः: very mighty
• महाबलः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः, प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• कीर्तिरातस्य: of Kīrtirāta
• कीर्तिरातस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तिरात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः, षष्ठी, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• राजर्षेः: of the royal sage
• राजर्षेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः, षष्ठी, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• महारोमा: Mahāromā
• महारोमा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (महान् रोमा यस्य), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• व्यजायत: was born
• व्यजायत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (जायत) with उपसर्ग वि-

Context

Mighty king Kirtirata was the son of Mahidhraka. He was a Rajarshi, father of Maharoma.

Characters & Entities

• Mahīdhraka
• Mahāromā
• Rājarṣi (epithet/category)

FAQs

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

The rājarṣi ideal: kingship is validated not merely by power but by sage-like righteousness, implying rule aligned with dharma and truth.

What is the narrative situation?

Janaka continues listing his ancestors, highlighting a predecessor honored as a rājarṣi.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Righteous kingship—strength (bala) harmonized with ethical and spiritual stature (rājarṣi).