Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 20

कुशिकवंश

प्रसङ्गः / Genealogy of the Kuśika Line and the Kausikī River

Devanagari script

कुशिकानामयं वंशो महान् धर्मपरस्सदा।ब्रह्मोपमा महात्मान: कुशवंश्या नरोत्तमा:।।।।

Transliteration

kuśikānām ayaṃ vaṃśo mahān dharmaparaḥ sadā |

brahmopamā mahātmānaḥ kuśavaṃśyā narottamāḥ ||

Translation

Đây là dòng dõi Kuśika: vĩ đại thay, đời đời chuyên tâm nơi Chánh Pháp (dharma). Những bậc đại hồn của tộc Kūśa, bậc tối thượng trong loài người, uy nghi sánh tựa Phạm Thiên (Brahmā).

Word by Word

• kuśikānām: of the Kuśikas
• kuśikānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• vaṁśaḥ: dynasty
• vaṁśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṁśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular)

• mahān: great
• mahān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण of vaṁśaḥ

• dharmaparaḥ: devoted to dharma
• dharmaparaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण of vaṁśaḥ

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• brahmopamāḥ: comparable to Brahmā
• brahmopamāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण of mahātmānaḥ/narottamāḥ

• mahātmānaḥ: great-souled ones
• mahātmānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• kuśavaṁśyāḥ: born in Kuśa’s line
• kuśavaṁśyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuśa + vaṁśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण of narottamāḥ

• narottamāḥ: foremost men
• narottamāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

Context

After some time, a supremely righteous son by name Gadhi was born to the sagacious Kusanabha.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Kūśa (Kusa)
• Brahmā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma is depicted as the sustaining force of a dynasty’s greatness: enduring excellence is defined by continual devotion to righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra summarizes and praises the Kuśika/Kūśa lineage while narrating his ancestral background to Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Dharma-paratā—consistent commitment to virtue—presented as the hallmark of the Kuśika line.