Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 25

वैवाहिकसंबन्ध

निश्चयः / Fixing the Mithila–Ayodhya Marital Alliance

Devanagari script

स सुतै: कृतगोदानैर्वृतस्तु नृपतिस्तदा।लोकपालैरिवाभाति वृत: स्सौम्य: प्रजापति:।।।।

Transliteration

sa sutaiḥ kṛtagodānair vṛtas tu nṛpatis tadā | lokapālair ivābhāti vṛtaḥ saumyaḥ prajāpatiḥ ||

Translation

其时，国王被诸子环绕——为他们而成就了施牛之功德——他温和而光耀，宛如生主（Prajāpati）为诸世界护法所拱卫。

Word by Word

• yasmin: on which
• yasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुं/नपुंसक (m/n), सप्तमी (Loc/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• divase: on the day
• divase: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी (Loc/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• cakre: performed / made
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), प्रथम पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• go-dānam: cow-gift
• go-dānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'go-dānam' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tasmin: on that
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• divase: on the day
• divase: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• śūraḥ: heroic
• śūraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'yudhājit' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• yudhājit: Yudhājit
• yudhājit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudhājit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper noun)

• samupēyivān: arrived
• samupēyivān: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-√i (सम्+उप+इ धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (perfect participle/agentive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having come/arrived'

Context

With his sons for whose sake cows have been given away the cheerful king looked like shining Prajapati surrrounded by the guardians of the world.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে বালকাণ্ডে দ্বিসপ্ততিতমস্সর্গ:৷৷Thus ends the seventhsecond sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Daśaratha’s sons
• Prajāpati
• Lokapālas (guardians of the worlds)

FAQs

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

Righteous kingship is luminous: the verse links a king’s splendor to dharmic acts (charity and ritual duty), implying moral authority as the source of true radiance.

What is the narrative situation?

After completing śrāddha and go-dāna, Daśaratha is depicted in a celebratory, idealized image with his sons.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Serenity born of duty fulfilled: Daśaratha appears ‘saumya’ (gentle/peaceful) because his obligations have been completed in a dharmic manner.