Shloka 21

वैवाहिकसंबन्ध

निश्चयः / Fixing the Mithila–Ayodhya Marital Alliance

Devanagari script

स गत्वा निलयं राजा श्राद्धं कृत्वा विधानत:।प्रभाते काल्यमुत्थाय चक्रे गोदानमुत्तमम्।।।।

Transliteration

sa gatvā nilayaṃ rājā śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ | prabhāte kālyam utthāya cakre godānam uttamam ||

Translation

မင်းကြီးသည် နန်းတော်သို့ ပြန်ရောက်ပြီး သာသနာဝင် စည်းကမ်းအတိုင်း သြာဒ္ဓ (śrāddha) ကို ပြုလုပ်하였다။ ထို့နောက် မိုးလင်းအချိန် သင့်တော်သည့်ကာလ၌ ထ၍ အထူးမြတ်သော ဂိုဒာန (နွားလှူ) ကို ဆောင်ရွက်하였다။

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having gone’

• nilayam: to (his) abode
• nilayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• śrāddham: śrāddha (rite)
• śrāddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having done/performed’

• vidhānataḥ: according to prescription
• vidhānataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचन used adverbially (ablative of manner); ‘according to rule’

• prabhāte: at dawn
• prabhāte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; ‘at dawn’

• kālyam: at the proper time
• kālyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kālya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्: ‘at the proper time/early’

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having risen’

• cakre: performed/did
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• godānam: gift of cows
• godānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go-dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (go + dāna)

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying godānam)

Context

For the welfare of each of his sons the king (Dasaratha) religiously gave away a hundred thousand cows to brahmins.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• śrāddha

FAQs

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

Dāna joined with ritual responsibility: charity (go-dāna) and ancestral duty (śrāddha) are shown as disciplined, rule-guided acts rather than displays.

What is the narrative situation?

After leaving the Mithilā proceedings temporarily, Daśaratha completes śrāddha and begins ceremonial gifting connected with auspicious family rites.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Orderliness and piety: Daśaratha follows timing and procedure, embodying the ideal of a king whose private rites align with public dharma.