Shloka 13

जनककुलवर्णनम् तथा सीतोर्मिलादानम्

Janaka’s Genealogy and the Bestowal of Sita and Urmila

Devanagari script

तस्य पुत्रद्वयं जज्ञे धर्मज्ञस्य महात्मन:।ज्येष्ठोऽहमनुजो भ्राता मम वीर: कुशध्वज:।।।।

Transliteration

tasya putradvayaṃ jajñe dharmajñasya mahātmanaḥ |

jyeṣṭho ’ham anujo bhrātā mama vīraḥ kuśadhvajaḥ ||

Translation

ဓမ္မကိုသိမြင်သော မဟာအတ္မာ မင်းကြီးထံ၌ သားနှစ်ယောက် မွေးဖွားလာ၏။ ငါသည် အကြီး၊ ငါ၏ အငယ်ညီမှာ ရဲရင့်သော ကုသဓွဇ ဖြစ်၏။

Word by Word

तस्यof him

पुत्रद्वयम्two sons

जज्ञेwere born

धर्मज्ञस्यof the knower of dharma

महात्मनःof the great-souled (one)

ज्येष्ठःeldest

अहम्I

अनुजःyounger

भ्राताbrother

ममmy

वीरःvaliant

कुशध्वजःKuśadhvaja

Context

Hrasvaroma, was a religious king. He was a great soul. Of his two sons. I am theeldest and valiant Kusadhwaja is my younger brother.

Characters & Entities

Hrasvaromā

Janaka

Kuśadhvaja

FAQs

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

Dharma is linked to rightful lineage and responsibility: identifying oneself truthfully (satya) and acknowledging familial roles is part of ethical conduct, especially in solemn rites like marriage alliances.

What is the narrative situation?

Janaka identifies himself and his brother within the genealogy he is presenting to Vasiṣṭha.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Truthful self-identification and respect for dharmic order in family hierarchy (elder/younger roles).