Shloka 34
अम्बाया रामजामदग्न्यशरणगमनम्
Ambā Seeks Refuge with Rāma Jāmadagnya
अथवा ते मतिस्तत्र राजपुत्रि न वर्तते । यावच्छाल्वपतिं वीर॑ योजयाम्यत्र कर्मणि,अथवा राजकुमारी! यदि वहाँ जानेका तेरा विचार न हो तो मैं वीर शाल्वराजको ही पहले इस कार्यमें नियुक्त करूँ: (उसके साथ तेरा ब्याह करा दूँ)
athavā te matis tatra rājaputri na vartate | yāvac chālvapatiṁ vīraṁ yojayāmy atra karmaṇi ||
“O kung hindi, prinsesa, kung hindi nakatuon ang iyong loob na pumaroon, kung gayon ay itatalaga ko muna sa magiting na hari ng Śālva ang gawaing ito—ibig sabihin, aayusin ko ang iyong pag-aasawa sa kanya.”
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how royal duty and political-social obligations can drive decisions like marriage alliances; it also implicitly raises the ethical tension between personal intention (mati) and authoritative arrangement by a guardian/king.
Rāma addresses a princess: if she does not intend to go to the proposed place/plan, he will instead engage the heroic king of Śālva in the matter—explicitly by arranging her marriage with him.