Shloka 9

कुशनाभकन्याशतविवाहः — The Marriage of Kuśanābha’s Hundred Daughters

and the Birth of Brahmadatta

Devanagari script

विसृज्य कन्या: काकुत्स्थ राजा त्रिदशविक्रम:।।1.33.9।।मन्त्रज्ञो मन्त्रयामास प्रदानं सह मन्त्रिभि:। देशकालौ प्रदानस्य सदृशे प्रतिपादनम्।।1.33.10।।

Transliteration

visṛjya kanyāḥ kākutstha rājā tridaśavikramaḥ | mantrajño mantrayāmāsa pradānaṁ saha mantribhiḥ | deśakālāu pradānasya sadṛśe pratipādanam || 1.33.9–10 ||

Translation

迦拘斯陀啊，遣退诸女之后，那位国王——勇力可与诸天比肩，且善于谋议——便与群臣商议将少女出嫁之事：施与之礼当择其地与其时，并为之寻求相称的良配。

Word by Word

• विसृज्य: having dismissed
• विसृज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); 'having dismissed/sent away'

• कन्याः: maidens/daughters
• कन्याः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2nd), बहुवचन

• काकुत्स्थ: O Kakutstha (Rama)
• काकुत्स्थ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकुत्स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (vocative epithet of Rāma)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्रिदशविक्रमः: having the prowess of the gods
• त्रिदशविक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिदश + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (genitive/determinative sense): त्रिदशानां विक्रमः (or त्रिदश-सदृशः विक्रमः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मन्त्रज्ञः: versed in counsel
• मन्त्रज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: मन्त्रं जानाति इति; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मन्त्रयामास: consulted/deliberated
• मन्त्रयामास: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्रय् (धातु-नामधातु from मन्त्र)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रदानम्: giving/bestowal
• प्रदानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition/adverb: 'together with')

• मन्त्रिभिः: with ministers
• मन्त्रिभिः: Sahakari (सहकारी/Associate instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• देशकालौ: place and time
• देशकालौ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): देशः च कालः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन (Dual)

• प्रदानस्य: of the giving
• प्रदानस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सदृशे: in a suitable (match/person)
• सदृशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Loc. 7th), एकवचन; योग्ये (locative: 'in/with a suitable [person]')

• प्रतिपादनम्: arrangement/settlement (of giving)
• प्रतिपादनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिपादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'arrangement/settlement'

Context

"O Rama! after sending away his daughters, the king endowed with the power of the celestials and well-versed in the art of counselling, consulted his ministers about a suitable person for marriage of his daughters at proper time and place.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Kākutstha)
• King Kūśanābha
• ministers (mantrin)

FAQs

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

Rājadharma requires deliberation and due process: decisions affecting many lives (marriage alliances, social stability) should be made with counsel, and with attention to proper time, place, and suitability.

What is the narrative situation?

After praising the daughters’ virtue, the king turns to practical governance—arranging their marriages through ministerial consultation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence and responsible leadership—seeking counsel and aligning action with dharmic propriety.