Shloka 9

अरण्यकपर्व — मार्कण्डेयकथिते रामविजयः, सीताशुद्धिः, अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनवर्णनम्

Rāma’s victory, Sītā’s vindication, and return to Ayodhyā as told by Mārkaṇḍeya

Devanagari script

विदेहराजो जनक: सीता तस्यात्मजा विभो | यां चकार स्वयं त्वष्टा रामस्य महिषीं प्रियाम्‌

Transliteration

videharājo janakaḥ sītā tasyātmajā vibho | yāṃ cakāra svayaṃ tvaṣṭā rāmasya mahiṣīṃ priyām |

Translation

اے زورآور! وِدِیہ کے راجا جنک تھے اور سیتا اُن کی بیٹی تھی۔ اسے خود خالقِ کائنات نے اس لیے بنایا تھا کہ وہ رام کی محبوبہ اور مہارانی بنے۔

Word by Word

• विदेह-राजः: the king of Videha
• विदेह-राजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदेह-राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनकः: Janaka
• जनकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सीता: Sita
• सीता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him (of that king)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• आत्मजा: daughter
• आत्मजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• याम्: whom
• याम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• चकार: made/created
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)

• त्वष्टा: Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan/creator)
• त्वष्टा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महिषीम्: queen/consort
• महिषीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रियाम्: beloved, dear
• प्रियाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Janaka
• Sītā
• Rāma
• Videha
• Tvaṣṭṛ

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents Sītā’s birth and marriage as guided by divine intention, suggesting that exemplary figures and their unions can be instruments of dharma, not merely outcomes of human choice.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya identifies Janaka as the king of Videha and introduces Sītā as his daughter, stating that the Creator (Tvaṣṭṛ) fashioned her to be Rāma’s beloved chief queen, thereby framing her role as providential.