Shloka 4

पितृवाक्यपालनम्, गयाश्रुति-उपदेशः, भरतस्य राज्यग्रहण-निर्देशः

Rama’s Counsel on Vows, the Gaya Śruti, and Bharata’s Return to Rule

Devanagari script

दैवासुरे च सङ्ग्रामे जनन्यै तव पार्थिवः।सम्प्रहृष्टो ददौ राजा वरमाराधितः प्रभुः।।2.107.4।।

Transliteration

daivāsure ca saṅgrāme jananyai tava pārthivaḥ | samprahṛṣṭo dadau rājā varam ārādhitaḥ prabhuḥ || 2.107.4 ||

Translation

ਦੇਵਾਂ ਤੇ ਅਸੁਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਯੁੱਧ ਵਿੱਚ, ਤੇਰੀ ਮਾਤਾ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ-ਸਰੂਪ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਵਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ।

Word by Word

• daivāsure: in the divine-and-demonic (conflict)
• daivāsure: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daiva (प्रातिपदिक) + āsura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; द्वन्द्वः: daivāḥ ca āsurāḥ ca (gods and demons)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• saṅgrāme: in the battle
• saṅgrāme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• jananyai: to (your) mother
• jananyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jananī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (4th), Singular

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular

• pārthivaḥ: the king
• pārthivaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• samprahṛṣṭaḥ: greatly delighted
• samprahṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hṛṣ (धातु) with sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective to king

• dadau: gave/granted
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; apposition to pārthivaḥ

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• ārādhitaḥ: propitiated
• ārādhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rādh (धातु) with ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; 'having been propitiated'

• prabhuḥ: lord/master
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; apposition to rājā

Context

O king (Bharata)! I shall also enter the Dandaka forest without delay in the company of only these two -- the princess from Videha (Sita) and Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Bharata
• Dasaratha
• Kaikeyi
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

Dharma includes gratitude and honoring commitments: the boon arises from recognized service, and once given becomes morally binding.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama explains the origin of Kaikeyī’s boons—Daśaratha’s reward after the daivāsura conflict.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Daśaratha’s gratitude and Rama’s insistence that such granted boons carry ethical weight.