Valmiki Ramayana 2.118.41: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 41

अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा

Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative

Devanagari script

तद्धनुः प्राप्य मे पित्रा व्याहृतं सत्यवादिना।समवाये नरेन्द्राणां पूर्वमामन्त्र्य पार्थिवान्।।2.118.41।।

Sanskrit recitationValmiki Ramayana 2.118.41

Transliteration

tad dhanuḥ prāpya me pitrā vyāhṛtaṃ satyavādinā | samavāye narendrāṇāṃ pūrvam āmantya pārthivān || 2.118.41 ||

Translation

ఆ ధనుస్సును పొందిన నా సత్యవాక్యపరుడైన తండ్రి ముందుగా రాజులను సభకు ఆహ్వానించి, అక్కడ తన ప్రకటనను వెలిబుచ్చెను।

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Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण धनुः

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (object of प्राप्य)

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (Absolutive/ल्यप्), ‘having obtained’

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• पित्रा: by (my) father
• पित्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• व्याहृतम्: was proclaimed
• व्याहृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + आ + हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was spoken/uttered’

• सत्यवादिना: by the truth-speaking (man)
• सत्यवादिना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यवादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण पित्रा; समास: सत्य + वादिन्

• समवाये: in the assembly
• समवाये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समवाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• नरेन्द्राणाम्: of kings
• नरेन्द्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समास: नर + इन्द्र

• पूर्वम्: previously
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• आमन्त्र्य: having invited
• आमन्त्र्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (Absolutive), ‘having invited’

• पार्थिवान्: kings, rulers
• पार्थिवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Context

My truthful father, after having acquired the bow, invited all the princes and placed the great bow before them in the assembly where he declared:

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Sītā’s father (Janaka implied)
• kings (narendra/pārthiva)
• the bow (Śiva’s bow/Pināka implied)

FAQs

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

Satya as dharma: a ruler’s integrity is shown by transparent public commitment—inviting all and declaring the condition openly.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā describes how her father convened the kings and prepared to announce the condition connected to the bow.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Janaka’s truthfulness and fairness in conducting a royal decision in a public, accountable manner.