Shloka 51

पुत्रजन्मोत्सवः — Birth of the Princes and Viśvāmitra’s Arrival

Bālakāṇḍa 18

Devanagari script

कं च ते परमं कामं करोमि किमु हर्षित: ।।।।पात्रभूतोऽसि मे ब्रह्मन्दिष्टया प्राप्ताऽसि कौशिक ।अद्य मे सफलं जन्म जीवितं च सुजीवितम्।।।।

Transliteration

kaṃ ca te paramaṃ kāmaṃ karomi kimu harṣitaḥ |

Translation

你至高的心愿是什么，我当如何成就，才能使你真正欢悦？

Word by Word

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: ‘formerly’)

• राजर्षिशब्देन: by the title ‘rājarṣi’
• राजर्षिशब्देन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘राजर्षेः शब्दः’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्योतितप्रभः: whose splendor is illumined
• द्योतितप्रभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्योतित (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘द्योतिता प्रभा यस्य सः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘त्वम्’ (implied)

• ब्रह्मर्षित्वम्: the status of Brahmarṣi
• ब्रह्मर्षित्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित)
• Form: तद्धितान्त-भाववाचक (state/abstract noun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनुप्राप्तः: attained
• अनुप्राप्तः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; with implied ‘असि’ = ‘you have attained’

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory: ‘to be worshipped’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate adjective

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• बहुधा: in many ways
• बहुधा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: ‘in many ways/many times’)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Context

"O Brahman! what is your desire and in what manner shall I fulfill it to your satisfaction? You are a role model for righteousness. How fortunate I am you have come! My birth is rendered fruitful. My life has accomplished its objective.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as readiness to serve the righteous: a king seeks to fulfill a sage’s legitimate purpose with sincerity.

What is the narrative situation?

In welcoming Viśvāmitra, Daśaratha asks what the sage wants and offers to carry it out to the sage’s satisfaction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Responsiveness and humility—Daśaratha places himself in service to dharma-guided request.