Shloka 12

दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions

Sarga 122

Devanagari script

हर्षेणमहताविष्टोविमनस्थोमहीपतिः ।प्राणैःप्रियतरंदृष्टवापुत्रंदशरथस्तदा ।।6.122.11।।आरोप्याङ्केमहबाहुर्वरासनगतःप्रभुः ।बाहुभ्यांसम्परिष्वज्यततोवाक्यंसमाददे ।।6.122.12।।

Transliteration

harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭo vimānastho mahīpatiḥ | prāṇaiḥ priyataram dṛṣṭvā putraṃ daśarathas tadā || (6.122.11) āropyāṅke mahābāhur varāsanagataḥ prabhuḥ | bāhubhyāṃ sampariṣvajya tato vākyaṃ samādade || (6.122.12)

Translation

അപ്പോൾ മഹാനന്ദത്തിൽ ആവിഷ്ടനായി മനസ്സിൽ പ്രസന്നനായ മഹീപതി ദശരഥൻ, പ്രാണത്തേക്കാൾ പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട പുത്രനായ രാമനെ കണ്ടു, പ്രഭുവായ മഹാബാഹു രാമനെ തന്റെ മടിയിൽ ഇരുത്തി, ശ്രേഷ്ഠാസനത്തിൽ ആസീനനായി, ഇരുകൈകളാലും ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്ത് പിന്നെ വാക്കുകൾ ആരംഭിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• आरोप्य: having seated/placed
• आरोप्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-रुह्/आ-रोपय् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-लोपयुक्त (gerund) 'having placed/caused to mount'

• अङ्के: on the lap
• अङ्के: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; 'on (his) lap'

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् बाहुः यस्य/महान् बाहुः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; epithet

• वरासनगतः: seated on a fine throne
• वरासनगतः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + आसन + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वरे आसने गतः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'seated on an excellent seat'

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बाहुभ्याम्: with (his) two arms
• बाहुभ्याम्: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; 'with (his) two arms'

• सम्परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• सम्परिष्वज्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-परि-स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund) 'having embraced'

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रम/काल (Sequence/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (sequencing adverb) 'then/thereupon'

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समाददे: began (to speak)
• समाददे: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 'took up/began'

Context

Then Dasaratha, the ruler of the world, seated in an elevated seat in the aerial car, seeing his son who was dearer than life to him, extremely rejoiced and made Raghava sit on his lap, embraced him, and started speaking as follows.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Vimāna

FAQs

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

Even in repeated narration, the ethical focus remains: dharma upheld through hardship culminates in honor and blessing.

What is the narrative situation?

A repeated/renumbered narration describes Daśaratha’s affectionate reception of Rāma before speaking.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s worthiness to receive paternal blessing—earned through truthfulness and adherence to duty.