Shloka 29

सप्तसप्ततितमः सर्गः

Ayodhya Return, Bridal Reception, and Bharata’s Departure

Devanagari script

प्रिया तु सीता रामस्य दारा: पितृकृता इति।गुणाद्रूपगुणाच्चापि प्रीतिर्भूयोऽभ्यवर्धत।।1.77.29।।

Transliteration

priyā tu sītā rāmasya dārāḥ pitṛkṛtā iti |

guṇād rūpaguṇāc cāpi prītir bhūyo 'bhyavardhata ||1.77.29||

Translation

虽说悉多因父命而为罗摩之妻，她却愈发为罗摩所钟爱；因其德行，亦因其容貌，他的爱意更为增长。

Word by Word

• priyā: beloved, dear
• priyā: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (प्रथमा/nom.), Ekavacana (एकवचन); predicative adjective qualifying sītā

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) expressing contrast/emphasis

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Kartā (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• rāmasya: of Rama
• rāmasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (षष्ठी/gen.), Ekavacana; possessive relation

• dārāḥ: wife (lit. spouses)
• dārāḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; used as ‘wife’ (often plural form) in apposition to sītā

• pitṛkṛtāḥ: made/arranged by (his) father
• pitṛkṛtāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त, क्त) < √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): pitṛ-kṛta ‘made by father’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana agreeing with dārāḥ

• iti: thus/‘as’
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थ-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति-निपात) marking reported notion

• guṇāt: because of virtue(s)
• guṇāt: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī vibhakti (पञ्चमी/abl.), Ekavacana; hetu/ कारण sense

• rūpaguṇāt: because of the virtue of beauty
• rūpaguṇāt: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष in sense ‘beauty-virtue’); Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī, Ekavacana; ablative of cause

• ca: and
• ca: Samucchaya-dyotaka (समुच्चय-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) meaning ‘also/even’

• prītiḥ: affection, love
• prītiḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• bhūyaḥ: more, further
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning ‘more/further/again’

• abhyavardhata: increased, grew
• abhyavardhata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (लङ्/Imperfect, past), Prathama puruṣa (प्रथम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; ‘grew/increased’

Context

Chosen by his father Sita became Rama's beloved wife with her virtue and beauty his affection for her grew further.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita
• Dasaratha (implied by pitṛ-)

FAQs

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

Marital dharma is strengthened by recognizing virtue: affection is not merely contractual (arranged marriage) but deepens through appreciation of character.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration describes the growing bond between Rama and Sita after marriage, highlighting why their relationship flourishes.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sita’s guṇa (virtue) is foregrounded as the primary cause of Rama’s increasing love, with beauty as an additional grace.