Valmiki Ramayana 2.118.32: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118, Shloka 32

अनसूयोपदेशः तथा सीताया स्वयंवरकथा

Anasuya’s Counsel and Sita’s Swayamvara Narrative

Spoken by Sita to RamaSetting: Mithilā

Devanagari script

ततः प्रहृष्टो धर्मात्मा पिता मे मिथिलाधिपः ।

अवाप्तो विपुलां बुद्धिं मामवाप्य नराधिपः ॥३२॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.118.32

Transliteration

tataḥ prahṛṣṭo dharmātmā pitā me mithilādhipaḥ |

avāpto vipulāṁ buddhiṁ mām avāpya narādhipaḥ ||32||

Translation

แล้วบิดาของข้าพเจ้า ผู้เป็นธรรมात्मา เจ้าแห่งมิถิลา ก็เปี่ยมด้วยความปีติยินดี; ครั้นได้ข้าพเจ้าแล้ว พระราชาผู้เป็นนราธิปะก็ได้บรรลุปัญญาและปณิธานอันกว้างใหญ่สูงส่ง

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Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; from तद्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)
• Role: कालाधिकरण (temporal)

• प्रहृष्टः: delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-हृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective
• Role: कर्ता-विशेषण

• धर्मात्मा: the righteous one
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive: 'whose self is dharma' = righteous), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to पिता/नराधिपः
• Role: कर्ता
• Compound: Bahuvrihi

• पिता: father
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता

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

• मिथिला-अधिपः: lord of Mithila
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथिला (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of Mithilā), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
• Role: कर्ता
• Compound: Tatpurusha

• अवाप्तः: obtained/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate with implied 'was'
• Role: क्रिया (predicate)

• विपुलाम्: great/abundant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of बुद्धिम्
• Role: कर्म-विशेषण

• बुद्धिम्: understanding/resolve
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: कर्म

• माम्: me
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन
• Role: कर्म (object of अवाप्य)

• अवाप्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप् (Gerund/Absolutive), 'having obtained'
• Role: पूर्वकाल

• नर-अधिपः: the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (lord of men), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition
• Role: कर्ता
• Compound: Tatpurusha

Sandhi Notes

• मामवाप्य → माम् + अवाप्य

Context

Thereafter, my father and the righteous lord of Mithila was delighted in possessing me when a noble thought struck his mind.

The teaching

When a ruler receives a trust aligned with dharma, his buddhi broadens and resolves become noble.

Ethical theme

Rājadharma / gṛhastha-dharma

For your practice

Cultivates gratitude and dharmic resolve (buddhi-viśālatā) when entrusted with responsibility.

Mood and themes

Rasa

Adbhuta (wonder), with Shringara (love)

Mood

Joyful, providential, affectionate

Themes

• Dharma
• Satya
• Kingship ethics
• Parental responsibility
• Itihasa

Symbolism

Relationships

Cross references

Meter and recitation

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Janaka
• Mithilā

FAQs

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

A righteous ruler responds to divine or providential events with responsible resolve, treating the received child as a dharmic trust rather than a mere possession.

What is the narrative situation?

After the celestial confirmation, Janaka rejoices and forms a firm intention regarding Sītā’s care and future.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Janaka’s righteousness (dharmātmā) expressed as wise, steady decision-making.