Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 70, Shloka 17

वंशवर्णनम् तथा विवाहप्रार्थना

Genealogy of the Ikshvaku Line and the Proposal for Marriage

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्राभ्यनुज्ञातस्सह सर्वैर्महर्षिभि:।।1.70.17।।एष वक्ष्यति धर्मात्मा वसिष्ठो मे यथाक्रमम्।

Transliteration

viśvāmitrābhyanujñātaḥ saha sarvair maharṣibhiḥ |

eṣa vakṣyati dharmātmā vasiṣṭho me yathākramam || 1.70.17 ||

Translation

Được Viśvāmitra cho phép và được hết thảy đại ṛṣi tán thành, chính Vasiṣṭha—bậc có tâm hồn hướng về Dharma—sẽ thuật lại cho ngài dòng tộc của trẫm theo đúng thứ tự.

Word by Word

• viśvāmitra-abhyanujñātaḥ: permitted by Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitra-abhyanujñātaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa of karta (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśvāmitra + abhi-anu-√jñā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: viśvāmitreṇa abhyanujñātaḥ), Kṛdanta (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying vasiṣṭhaḥ

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle 'with' (सह) governing instrumental

• sarvaiḥ: with all
• sarvaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying maharṣibhiḥ

• maharṣibhiḥ: with the great sages
• maharṣibhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (mahān ṛṣiḥ), Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vakṣyati: will tell
• vakṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• dharmātmā: righteous-souled
• dharmātmā: Viśeṣaṇa of karta (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (yasya ātmā dharmaḥ), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying vasiṣṭhaḥ

• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• me: to me/of me
• me: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathākramam: in due order
• yathākramam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषण)

Context

"Having been permitted by Viswamitra, along with all maharshis virtuous Vasishta will tell you in detail about my race".

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Janaka (Vaideha)
• Vasiṣṭha
• Viśvāmitra
• Maharṣis (assembled sages)

FAQs

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

Dharma values consent and proper procedure: even a revered priest speaks formally after authorization and communal assent, reflecting disciplined truthfulness (satya) and institutional order.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha signals that Vasiṣṭha will narrate the Ikṣvāku lineage, noting that Viśvāmitra and the gathered sages have approved this formal recitation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respect for protocol and concord among elders—Daśaratha highlights harmony between Viśvāmitra, Vasiṣṭha, and the assembly of sages.