Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 69, Shloka 10

एकोनसप्ततितमः सर्गः

Daśaratha’s Departure to Videha and Marriage Arrangements

Devanagari script

दिष्ट्या प्राप्तो महातेजा वसिष्ठो भगवानृषि:।।।।सह सर्वैर्द्विजश्रेष्ठैर्देवैरिव शतक्रतु:।

Transliteration

diṣṭyā prāpto mahātejā vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ |

saha sarvair dvijaśreṣṭhair devair iva śatakratuḥ || 1.69.10 ||

Translation

دِشٹیا! مہاتيجا اور بھگوان رِشی وِسِشٹھ آ پہنچے ہیں، اور اُن کے ساتھ سب دْوِج-شریشٹھ (برہمنوں میں برتر) ہیں—جیسے شتکرتو (اِندر) دیوتاؤں کے ساتھ ہو۔

Word by Word

• diṣṭyā: fortunately
• diṣṭyā: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: diṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (particle), ‘by good fortune’

• prāptaḥ: has come
• prāptaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘has arrived’

• mahātejāḥ: of great radiance
• mahātejāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि ‘one whose splendor is great’

• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhagavān: venerable
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘vasiṣṭhaḥ/ṛṣiḥ’

• ṛṣiḥ: sage
• ṛṣiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, preposition-like particle governing तृतीया (with)

• sarvaiḥ: with all
• sarvaiḥ: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण of ‘dvijaśreṣṭhaiḥ’

• dvijaśreṣṭhaiḥ: with foremost brahmins
• dvijaśreṣṭhaiḥ: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘with the best of twice-born (brahmins)’

• devaiḥ: with the gods
• devaiḥ: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; upamāna-sahacara in simile

• iva: like/as
• iva: Upama (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, simile particle (उपमावाचक)

• śatakratuḥ: Śatakratu (Indra)
• śatakratuḥ: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata + kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; epithet of Indra (‘of a hundred rites’)

Context

Most brilliant and adorable ascetic Vasishta surrounded by the foremost of brahmins like Indra by the gods has also arrived by the grace of God.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Daśaratha
• devas

FAQs

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

Ritual and social dharma: major life-rites are to be conducted under the guidance of qualified sages and brāhmaṇas, ensuring legitimacy and sanctity.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha notes the auspicious arrival of his royal preceptor Vasiṣṭha along with eminent brāhmaṇas for the forthcoming marriage rites.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Reverence for spiritual authority—Daśaratha treats the presence of Vasiṣṭha as a sign of divine favor.