रामोपाख्यान rāmopākhyāna - chapter-1, verse-6

home » Scriptures Library » Ramopakyana

View complete chapter

कथं च राजपुत्री सा प्रवरा सर्वयोषिताम् ।
पतिव्रता महाभागा सततं सत्यवादिनी ।
वनवासमदुःखार्हा दारुणं प्रत्यपद्यत ॥६॥

6. kathaṁ ca rājaputrī sā pravarā sarvayoṣitām ,
pativratā mahābhāgā satataṁ satyavādinī ,
vanavāsamaduḥkhārhā dāruṇaṁ pratyapadyata.

6. kathaṃ ca rājaputrī sā pravarā
sarvayoṣitām pativratā mahābhāgā
satataṃ satyavādinī vanavāsam
aduḥkhārhā dāruṇam pratyapadyata

6. And how did that princess, who was supreme among all women, constantly devoted to her husband, highly fortunate, and always truthful, she who was undeserving of suffering, come to endure such a dreadful forest exile?

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what way

च (ca) - and (and, also)

राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - the princess (Draupadi) (princess, daughter of a king)

सा (sā) - she (Draupadi) (she, that (feminine))

प्रवरा (pravarā) - supreme (best, excellent, chief)

सर्वयोषिताम् (sarvayoṣitām) - among all women

पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted to her husband (devoted to husband)

महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - highly fortunate (highly fortunate, illustrious)

सततं (satataṁ) - constantly (constantly, always)

सत्यवादिनी (satyavādinī) - always truthful (truth-speaking, speaking truth)

वनवासम् (vanavāsam) - dreadful forest exile (forest-dwelling, forest exile)

अदुःखार्हा (aduḥkhārhā) - undeserving of suffering (not deserving misery/suffering)

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - dreadful (terrible, dreadful, cruel)

प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - she came to endure (she undertook, obtained, endured, resorted to)

Words meanings and morphology

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what way

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - the princess (Draupadi) (princess, daughter of a king)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājaputrī

rājaputrī - princess, king's daughter

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+putrī)

rājan – king
noun (masculine)
putrī – daughter
noun (feminine)
feminine of putra

Note: Refers to Draupadi.

सा (sā) - she (Draupadi) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Refers to Draupadi.

प्रवरा (pravarā) - supreme (best, excellent, chief)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravara

pravara - excellent, chief, best

from pra + vṛ (to choose)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `rājaputrī`.

सर्वयोषिताम् (sarvayoṣitām) - among all women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarvayoṣit

sarvayoṣit - all women

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+yoṣit)

sarva – all, every
pronoun/adjective
yoṣit – woman, female
noun (feminine)

Note: Genitive of comparison/relation.

पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted to her husband (devoted to husband)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pativratā

pativratā - devoted to her husband (vrata)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pati+vrata)

pati – husband, lord, master
noun (masculine)
vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `rājaputrī`.

महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - highly fortunate (highly fortunate, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahābhāgā

mahābhāgā - highly fortunate, illustrious, of great share/luck

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

mahā – great, large
adjective
bhāga – share, fortune, luck
noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `rājaputrī`.

सततं (satataṁ) - constantly (constantly, always)

(indeclinable)

from sa + tata (spread)

Note: Adverb modifying `satyavādinī`.

सत्यवादिनी (satyavādinī) - always truthful (truth-speaking, speaking truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyavādin

satyavādin - truth-speaking, truthful

Agent Noun

from satya + vad (to speak) + -in suffix

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (satya+vādin)

satya – truth, true
noun/adjective (neuter)
vādin – speaker, speaking
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
from root vad (to speak) with suffix -in
Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `rājaputrī`.

वनवासम् (vanavāsam) - dreadful forest exile (forest-dwelling, forest exile)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vanavāsa

vanavāsa - dwelling in a forest, forest exile

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+vāsa)