Shloka 12

जनकदूतागमनम्

The Arrival of Janaka’s Messengers in Ayodhya

Devanagari script

सोपाध्यायो महाराज पुरोहितपुरस्सर:।शीघ्रमागच्छ भद्रं ते द्रष्टुमर्हसि राघवौ ।।1.68.12।।

Transliteration

so'pādhyāyo mahārāja purohitapurassaraḥ | śīghram āgaccha bhadraṃ te draṣṭum arhasi rāghavau ||

Translation

大王啊，请速来——携同诸师，令王家祭司在前。愿你吉祥。你当得见两位罗伽婆。

Word by Word

• sa-upādhyāyaḥ: together with (your) preceptors
• sa-upādhyāyaḥ: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + upādhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound in sense 'with (his) teachers'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies implied 'tvam'

• mahārāja: O great king
• mahārāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• purohita-purassaraḥ: with the priest in the lead
• purohita-purassaraḥ: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: purohita (प्रातिपदिक) + puras-sara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; 'having the priest in front'

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• āgaccha: come
• āgaccha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, Imperative), Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa, Singular

• bhadram: prosperity/good fortune
• bhadram: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/benediction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; used as benedictive expression (आशीर्वादार्थ)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश् धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), 'to see'

• arhasi: you should
• arhasi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (अर्ह् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ, Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa, Singular

• rāghavau: the two Rāghavas (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa)
• rāghavau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Dual (द्विवचन)

Context

O Mighty king! be blessed. Come here soon with your preceptors and priest. You ought to be reumitd with Rama amd Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• upādhyāya (preceptors)
• purohita (royal priest)

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown as proper procedure (maryādā): major rites like marriage require elders, teachers, and priests, ensuring actions are sanctioned and orderly.

What is the narrative situation?

Janaka asks Daśaratha to come promptly with his religious and scholarly retinue to meet Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa and formalize the next steps.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Respect for tradition and elders—Janaka’s and Daśaratha’s shared commitment to conducting life-events through dharmic institutions.