Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 32

त्रिसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 73): Mithilā Vivāha

Kanyādāna and the Fourfold Marriage Rites

Devanagari script

तमेवमुक्त्वा जनको भरतं चाभ्यभाषत।गृहाण पाणिं माण्डव्या: पाणिना रघुनन्दन ।।।।

Transliteration

tam evam uktvā janako bharataṁ cābhyabhāṣata | gṛhāṇa pāṇiṁ māṇḍavyāḥ pāṇinā raghunandana ||

Translation

对罗什曼那如此说罢，阇那迦又对婆罗多说道：“罗伽族之喜啊，以汝之手执曼达维之手。”

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• जनकः: Janaka
• जनकः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भरतम्: Bharata
• भरतम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अभ्यभाषत: addressed/spoke to
• अभ्यभाषत: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गृहाण: take/accept
• गृहाण: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पाणिम्: hand
• पाणिम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• माण्डव्याः: of Māṇḍavī
• माण्डव्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माण्डवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पाणिना: with (your) hand
• पाणिना: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• रघुनन्दन: O joy of the Raghus
• रघुनन्दन: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

Janaka, having spoken thus to Lakshmana addressed Bharata: "O Descendant of the Raghus hold Mandavi's hand in your own".

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Bharata
• Māṇḍavī
• Raghu lineage (Raghunandana)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is orderly fulfillment of social-sacred commitments: each prince accepts the bride duly assigned, maintaining propriety (maryādā) and truthfulness to the arranged rite.

What is the narrative situation?

Janaka proceeds from one marriage to the next, formally directing Bharata to accept Māṇḍavī’s hand.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s readiness to accept dhārmic responsibility through marriage, and Janaka’s impartial, ritual correctness.