Shloka 37

दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions

Sarga 122

Devanagari script

न त्वंकामंसमाधेयाभर्तृशुश्रूषणंप्रति ।अवश्यंतुमयावाच्यमेषतेदैवतंपरम् ।।।।

Transliteration

na tvaṃ kāmaṃ samādheyā bhartṛśuśrūṣaṇaṃ prati |

avaśyaṃ tu mayā vācyaṃ eṣa te daivataṃ param ||

Translation

เจ้าไม่จำเป็นต้องมีผู้ใดกระตุ้นในความภักดีและการปรนนิบัติสามี แต่เราจำต้องกล่าวเป็นโอวาทว่า สำหรับเจ้า พระองค์ (พระราม) คือเทวะสูงสุดยิ่ง

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कामम्: indeed/if you wish
• कामम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कामम् (अव्ययप्रयोग/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कामम्-इति अव्यय (concessive particle: ‘indeed/if you like’)

• समाधेया: to be consoled/appeased
• समाधेया: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाधेय (कृदन्त; √धा धातु with सम्-आ-)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (यत्/अनीयर्-भाव), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be consoled/settled’ (agreeing with त्वम्)

• भर्तृशुश्रूषणम्: service to the husband
• भर्तृशुश्रूषणम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ + शुश्रूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भर्तुः शुश्रूषणम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रति: regarding
• प्रति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धार्थक अव्यय; ‘towards/regarding’

• अवश्यम्: certainly
• अवश्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तु: however
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• वाच्यम्: must be said
• वाच्यम्: Vidhi (विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाच्य (कृदन्त; √वच् धातु)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicative ‘must be said’

• एषः: this (is)
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• दैवतम्: deity/divine authority
• दैवतम्: Pratipadya (प्रतिपाद्य/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Pratipadya (प्रतिपाद्य/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of दैवतम्)

Context

"You need not be told about the service to your husband. Nevertheless, I am giving instruction. This Rama is supreme god for you."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

It highlights marital dharma (pativratā-dharma): steadfast respect and devoted care toward one’s spouse, framed here as a sacred duty aligned with truth and righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāvaṇa’s defeat, Daśaratha appears and offers counsel; here he addresses Sītā, affirming that her devotion to Rāma is already known, yet he still formalizes it as instruction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s fidelity and disciplined devotion (niyama, śuśrūṣā), and the ideal of recognizing righteous authority within family life.