Character
十車王
दशरथDaśaratha
- verses
- 2,579
- books
- 19
- chapters
- 469
What the texts say
In the Ramayana, Dasharatha is the king of Ayodhya, of the Ikshvaku line, learned in the Vedas and devoted to dharma. Ramayana 1.6.1 He gives payasa to his queens Kausalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra, and four sons are born to him. Ramayana 1.16.27, 1.18.15 Janaka gives two brides to Dasharatha for his sons Rama and Lakshmana. Ramayana 1.71.22 Kaikeyi, his queen, then asks Dasharatha, true to his word, for two boons, Rama's banishment and Bharata's consecration. Ramayana 3.47.7, 3.47.6 Struck down by grief, Dasharatha falls into anxious reflection. Ramayana 2.63.1
Where to read
Every verse that names 十車王, book by book.
- 2.4.62
国王如此在心中煎熬,恶念的凯凯伊见其惨状,心中满是怨恨。难道婆罗多不是你的儿子吗?还是你花钱把我买来当奴婢带回家的?若我的话听来如箭穿心,你为何不谨慎言语、信守承诺?给我一个答复:你做还是不做?你在罗怙族中以守信闻名。你曾说要赐恩,现在不要赐了。抛弃真理,承受世间的耻辱吧。你赞颂真理,说要赐恩,以为我只会要一把炒粮。无论尸毗、达底支和跋利曾许下什么,他们都舍弃了身体和财富,信守了诺言和誓言。凯凯伊说着极其刻薄的话,仿佛在烧伤处撒盐。
- 2.3.52
"王后啊,你为何生气?"他问道,伸手触碰她,但她却推开了自己的丈夫。她以可怕的方式注视着他,宛如一条愤怒的雌蛇。她的两个欲望如同口中的两条舌头,两个恩赐如同锋利的獠牙,她在寻找致命之处以便出击。图尔西达斯说,国王在命运的掌控下,将这一切视为恋人的游戏。
- 2.11.205
洗了您莲花般的双足,我请您上船,渡河不取分文,主啊。罗摩啊,我以您和十车王之名起誓,句句属实。让罗什曼那用箭射我吧,但在洗了您的双足之前,仁慈的主啊,我不会渡您过河。图尔西达斯如是说。
- 2.4.62
Also named in
- Narasimha Purana77 verses
- Mudgala Purana56 verses
- Mahabharata43 verses
- Mahabharata (Gita Press)57 verses
- Brahma Purana31 verses
- Devi Bhagavatam17 verses
- Agni Purana16 verses
- Bhagavatam15 verses
- Garuda Purana10 verses
- Narada Purana9 verses
- Brahmanda Purana8 verses
- Shiva Purana7 verses
- Kurma Purana5 verses
- Varaha Purana4 verses
- Matsya Purana3 verses
- Linga Purana2 verses
Key chapters
The chapters where 十車王 matters most.
Kaikeyi Presses the Boons; Dasaratha’s Lament and Collapse
Central sufferer in dharma-saṅkaṭa
Entry into the Chamber of Wrath (Kaikeyī’s Protest)
King at the threshold of joy turned vulnerable: moves from…
The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse
Grief-stricken king whose bodily collapse externalizes ethical…
Coronation Preparations and Sumantra’s Commission
Ramavatara: The Birth and Early Deeds of Lord Rama
Birth of the Princes and Viśvāmitra’s Arrival (Bālakāṇḍa 18)
Completes sacrificial obligations, returns to Ayodhyā…
The Exile of Rama, Dasharatha's Demise, and Bharata's Vow
Śanaiścaraiśvara (Saurīśvara) Māhātmya and Daśaratha’s Śani-stotra | शनैश्चरैश्वरमाहात्म्यं तथा दशरथकृतशनीस्तोत्रम्
Daśaratha’s Objections to Sending Rāma
Petitioner-king in a dharma dispute
Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā (Bālakāṇḍa, Sarga 11)
Central executor of dhārmic strategy: consults Vasiṣṭha…
Key episodes
Manthara, Kaikeyi and the Two Boons
Ramayana 2.7-2.20
Dasharatha's Curse: The Blind Ascetic's Son
Ramayana 2.63-2.64
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