Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 19

वैवाहिकसंबन्ध

निश्चयः / Fixing the Mithila–Ayodhya Marital Alliance

Devanagari script

स्वस्ति प्राप्नुहि भद्रं ते गमिष्यामि स्वमालयम्।श्राद्धकर्माणि सर्वाणि विधास्यामीति चाब्रवीत्।।।।

Transliteration

svasti prāpnuhi bhadraṃ te gamiṣyāmi svam ālayam | śrāddhakarmāṇi sarvāṇi vidhāsyāmīti cābravīt ||

Translation

“愿你得安泰，愿福吉祥归于你。我将回到自己的居所，举行一切施食追荐的 śrāddha 祭仪。”他如此说道。

Word by Word

• svasti: well-being
• svasti: Āśīḥ (आशीः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आशीर्वादवाचक (benedictive particle/noun used indeclinably)

• prāpnuhi: attain
• prāpnuhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhadram: prosperity
• bhadram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थे

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th); एकवचन

• gamiṣyāmi: I shall go
• gamiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); उत्तम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• svam: my own
• svam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ālayam)

• ālayam: residence
• ālayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• śrāddhakarmāṇi: śrāddha rites
• śrāddhakarmāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha-karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (śrāddha + karma)

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying śrāddhakarmāṇi)

• vidhāsyāmi: I shall perform/arrange
• vidhāsyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); उत्तम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyasaṃjñā (वाक्यसंज्ञा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

Then renowned king Dasaratha, took leave of the two great ascetics. Then the rowned king Dasaratha took have of the king (Janaka) immediately following the two great ascetics.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Janaka
• śrāddha (ancestral rites)

FAQs

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

Pitṛdharma: fulfilling duties to ancestors through prescribed rites is treated as an integral part of righteous living and royal responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

After formalities in Mithilā, Daśaratha announces his departure to attend to śrāddha rites before the next stages of the wedding proceedings.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Conscientiousness and fidelity to tradition: Daśaratha prioritizes ritual duty even amid major political and familial celebrations.