Shloka 7

दशरथदर्शनम् — Dasharatha’s Epiphany and Benedictions

Sarga 122

Devanagari script

एषराजादशरथोविमानस्थःपितातव ।काकुत्स्थमानुषेलोकेगुरुस्तवमहायशाः ।।।।

Transliteration

eṣa rājā daśaratho vimānasthaḥ pitā tava |

kākutstha mānuṣe loke gurur tava mahāyaśāḥ ||

Translation

اے کاکُتستھ! یہ تمہارے پتا راجا دشرَتھ ہیں، وِمان میں بیٹھے ہوئے؛ انسانی لوک میں وہ تمہارے گرو اور عظیم یَش والے تھے۔

Word by Word

• महादेववचः: Mahadeva's words
• महादेववचः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘महादेवस्य वचः’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘श्रुत्वा’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having heard’

• राघवः: Raghava (Rama)
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• सह-लक्ष्मणः: together with Lakshmana
• सह-लक्ष्मणः: Sahartha (सहार्थ/Accompaniment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय-उपपद) + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः: ‘लक्ष्मणेन सह’ → ‘सहलक्ष्मणः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘राघवः’ इति विशेषणम्

• लक्ष्मणेन: with Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणेन: Sahakarana (सहकरण/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सह-योगे

• सह: with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक-उपपद

• भ्रात्रा: with (his) brother
• भ्रात्रा: Sahakarana (सहकरण/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सह-योगे

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘राघवः’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

Context

"O Kakuthsa! Here is your father, teacher in the mortal world, king Dasharatha seated in the aerial car."

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Rāma (Kākutstha)
• Daśaratha
• Vimāna

FAQs

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

It affirms reverence for father and elders as ‘guru’—a key pillar of dharma—linking family hierarchy to moral education.

What is the narrative situation?

Mahādeva points out Daśaratha, now in celestial radiance, seated in a vimāna, to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Filial piety and humility: recognizing one’s father as a moral teacher, not merely a biological parent.