Shloka 13

वंशवर्णनम् तथा विवाहप्रार्थना

Genealogy of the Ikshvaku Line and the Proposal for Marriage

Devanagari script

अयोध्याधिपते वीर वैदेहो मिथिलाधिप:।।1.70.13।।स त्वां द्रष्टुं व्यवसितस्सोपाध्यायपुरोहितम्।

Transliteration

ayodhyādhipate vīra vaideho mithilādhipaḥ || 1.70.13 || sa tvāṃ draṣṭuṃ vyavasitaḥ sopādhyāya-purohitam |

Translation

“阿踰陀之主、英勇的王啊，毗提诃的阇那迦——弥提罗之君——已决意拜见您，并同见您的师长与大祭司。”

Word by Word

• ayodhyādhipate: O lord of Ayodhyā
• ayodhyādhipate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā + adhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: ayodhyāyāḥ adhipatiḥ), Masculine, Vocative (संबोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• vīra: O hero
• vīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (संबोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• vaidehaḥ: Vaideha (Janaka)
• vaidehaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaideha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• mithilādhipaḥ: lord of Mithilā
• mithilādhipaḥ: Apposition to karta (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mithilā + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: mithilāyāḥ adhipaḥ), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमन्त), avyaya; purpose

• vyavasitaḥ: has resolved/decided
• vyavasitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ava-√sā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Kṛdanta (past passive participle/क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

• sa-upādhyāya-purohitam: together with preceptors and priests
• sa-upādhyāya-purohitam: Viśeṣaṇa of karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + upādhyāya + purohita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (सह-समास: 'with teachers and priests'), Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying tvām

Context

"O Heroic lord of Ayodhya, Janaka, the lord of Mithila desires to see you along with preceptors and priest".

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Janaka
• Ayodhyā
• Mithilā
• Videha
• upādhyāyas (preceptors)
• purohita (chief priest)

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through honoring spiritual authority: the king is invited along with teachers and priest, reflecting that royal acts are guided by sacred counsel.

What is the narrative situation?

The envoy formally conveys Janaka’s wish to meet Daśaratha in Mithilā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Diplomatic clarity and respectful address (satya and maryādā in speech).