Shloka 16

दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions

Sarga 122

Devanagari script

त्वांतुदृष्टवाकुशलिनंपरिष्वज्यसलक्ष्मणम् ।अद्यदुःखाद्विमुक्तोऽस्मिनीहारादिवभास्करः ।।।।

Transliteration

tvāṃ tu dṛṣṭvā kuśalinaṃ pariṣvajya sa-lakṣmaṇam | adya duḥkhād vimukto 'smi nīhārād iva bhāskaraḥ ||

Translation

แต่วันนี้เมื่อได้เห็นพระองค์ปลอดภัย และได้กอดพระองค์พร้อมพระลักษมณ์ ข้าพเจ้าก็พ้นจากความทุกข์ ดุจดวงอาทิตย์ที่หลุดพ้นจากม่านหมอก

Word by Word

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/object of dṛṣṭvā/pariṣvajya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tu: but / indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), √दृश

• kuśalinam: safe, well
• kuśalinam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuśalin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of tvām

• pariṣvajya: having embraced
• pariṣvajya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-ṣvaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), √ष्वज with उपसर्ग pari-

• salakṣmaṇam: together with Lakṣmaṇa
• salakṣmaṇam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-भाव: लक्ष्मणेन सह); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of tvām

• adya: today
• adya: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• duḥkhāt: from grief
• duḥkhāt: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• vimuktaḥ: freed
• vimuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate of 'I')
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-muc (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), √मुच with उपसर्ग vi-; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate with asmi

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nīhārāt: from mist
• nīhārāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• bhāskaraḥ: the sun
• bhāskaraḥ: Upamana (उपमान/standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

"Seeing you with Lakshmana and embracing you makes me happy freed from grief just as the sun freed from mist."

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Bhāskara (Sun)

FAQs

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

Dharma’s fruit is śānti (inner peace): when duty is fulfilled and loved ones are safe, grief lifts naturally.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha embraces Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa and describes his grief dissolving upon seeing their well-being.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s loyal service and Rāma’s protective leadership—together they represent steadfast dharma within the family.