Shloka 7

कुशवंशवर्णनम्

The Line of Kuśa and the Disfigurement of Kuśanābha’s Daughters by Vāyu

Devanagari script

अधूर्तरजसो राम धर्मारण्यं महीपति:।चक्रे पुरवरं राजा वसुश्चक्रे गिरिव्रजम्।।।।

Transliteration

adhūrtarajaso rāma dharmāraṇyaṃ mahīpatiḥ | cakre puravaraṃ rājā vasuś cakre girivrajam ||

Translation

罗摩啊，阿度尔塔罗阇萨王（Adhūrtarajasa）建立了名为达摩林苑（Dharmāraṇya）的上等城邑；而婆苏王（Vasu）建立了吉利弗罗阇（Girivraja）。

Word by Word

• एषा: this
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता) (nominal sentence)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/Nominative), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• वसुमती: the land (Vasumatī)
• वसुमती: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to एषा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘earth/land’

• राम: O Rama
• राम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/Vocative), एकवचन

• वसोः: of Vasu
• वसोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/Genitive), एकवचन

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6/Genitive), एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/Genitive), एकवचन

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/Nominative), बहुवचन; demonstrative

• शैलवराः: excellent mountains
• शैलवराः: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to एते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘excellent mountains’

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (अव्यय/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्यावाचक; numeral ‘five’ qualifying शैलवराः

• प्रकाशन्ते: shine/appear
• प्रकाशन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √काश् (धातु) (with प्र-)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• समन्ततः: all around
• समन्ततः: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण) / Kriya-visheshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘on all sides/around’

Context

"O daughters! What has happened? Who has dishonoured virtue? Say it at once. Who has made you hunch-backed? Standing roud me, why are you dumb?" The king heaved a sigh and entered into a state of samadhi.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে বালকাণ্ডে দ্বাত্রিংশস্সর্গ:৷৷Thus ends the thirtysecond sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vasu

FAQs

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

The naming and founding of cities signals rule oriented to dharma—political power expressed as the building of lawful, protected space.

What is the narrative situation?

The text continues enumerating the foundations of cities by notable kings/descendants in this lineage account.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Statecraft and constructive kingship—founding cities as an act of responsible rule.