Shloka 35

दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions

Sarga 122

Devanagari script

कर्तव्यो न तुवैदेहीमन्युस्त्यागमिमंप्रति ।रामेणेत्वद्विशुध्यर्थंकृतमेतद्धितैषिणा ।।।।

Transliteration

kartavyo na tu vaidehī manyus tyāgam imaṃ prati | rāmeṇa etad-viśuddhy-arthaṃ kṛtam etad hitaiṣiṇā ||

Translation

Wahai Vaidehī, janganlah engkau menyimpan amarah terhadap perbuatan ‘meninggalkan’ ini; Rāma, demi kebajikanmu, melakukannya untuk menegakkan kesucianmu.

Word by Word

• कर्तव्यः: should be (done)
• कर्तव्यः: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्तव्य (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (तव्यत्), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be done/ought to be’ (agreeing with मन्युः)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (negation)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• वैदेही: O Vaidehi
• वैदेही: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, एकवचन; here as address to Sita (vocative sense)

• मन्युः: anger/resentment
• मन्युः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्यागम्: abandonment
• त्यागम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of त्यागम्)

• प्रति: towards/regarding
• प्रति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय; ‘towards/with regard to’ (governs accusative)

• रामेण: by Rama
• रामेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• एतत्: this (act)
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विशुद्ध्यर्थम्: for (your) purification
• विशुद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशुद्धि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/प्रयोजन-तत्पुरुष (विशुद्ध्यै अर्थः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used predicatively ‘was done’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; reiterative ‘this’

• हितैषिणा: by the well-wisher
• हितैषिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हितैषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हितम् एषते इति), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of रामेण)

Context

"In the event of Rama abandoning you, resentment should not be shown in this way. It is your duty to endure. Rama himself has done this to prove your purity."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• Rāma

FAQs

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

The verse frames endurance and restraint (kṣamā) as dharma in a crisis, interpreting Rāma’s action as aimed at public truth/credibility regarding Sītā’s purity.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha counsels Sītā not to resent Rāma’s seeming rejection, presenting it as undertaken to establish her purity and welfare.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

For Sītā: forbearance and steadiness; for Rāma (as portrayed here): ‘hitaiṣitā’—acting with a stated intention of welfare and vindication of truth.