Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 119, Shloka 14

अनसूयाप्रीतिदानम्

Anasūyā’s Blessing and the Forest Path

Devanagari script

न्यवेदयत्ततस्सर्वं सीता रामाय मैथिली।प्रीतिदानं तपस्विन्या वसनाभरणस्रजम्।।।।

Transliteration

nyavedayat tatas sarvaṁ sītā rāmāya maithilī | prītidānaṁ tapasvinyā vasanābharaṇasrajam ||

Translation

Kemudian Sītā, puteri Mithilā, menyampaikan semuanya kepada Rāma dan memperlihatkan kepadanya pemberian penuh kasih daripada pertapa itu—pakaian, perhiasan, dan kalungan bunga.

Word by Word

• nyavedayat: informed/related
• nyavedayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु) + ni + ava (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); causative sense not intended here; meaning 'reported/informed'

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक, अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अव्यय-प्रकारः: काल/अनन्तर (temporal adverb)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• rāmāya: to Rama
• rāmāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (singular)

• maithilī: the princess of Mithila
• maithilī: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithilī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); apposition to sītā

• prītidānam: gift(s) of affection
• prītidānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): prīteḥ dānam

• tapasvinyāḥ: of the ascetic woman (Anasūyā)
• tapasvinyāḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• vasanābharaṇasrajam: clothes, ornaments, and garlands
• vasanābharaṇasrajam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasana (प्रातिपदिक) + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sraj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective copulative): 'clothing, ornaments, and garlands' as a set

Context

Sita the princess of Mithila related everything to Rama and showed him the gifts of love given by ascetic Anasuya -- raiment, jewellery and garlands.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Maithilī)
• Rāma
• Anasūyā (tapasvinī)
• Garments (vasana)
• Ornaments (ābharaṇa)
• Garlands (sraj)

FAQs

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

Satya and trust within dharma: Sītā openly reports what occurred and what she received, modelling transparency and mutual confidence.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā informs Rāma about Anasūyā’s gifts and shows them to him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s truthfulness and clarity in conduct, supporting harmony in righteous partnership.