जनकानां कुले कीर्तिमाहरिष्यति मे सुता। सीता भर्तारमासाद्य रामं दशरथात्मजम्
Meaning
By receiving Rama, son of Dasaratha, as her husband, my daughter Sita will bring glory to my dynasty.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| janakānām kule kīrtim | जनकानाम् कुले कीर्तिम् | fame to the family of the Janakas | Genitive plural / Locative / Accusative |
| āhariṣyati me sutā | आहरिष्यति मे सुता | my daughter shall bring | Verb (future) / Genitive / Nominative |
| sītā bhartāram āsādya | सीता भर्तारम् आसाद्य | Sita, having obtained as husband | Nominative / Accusative / Gerund |
| rāmam daśaratha-ātmajam | रामम् दशरथ-आत्मजम् | Rama, son of Dasharatha | Accusative (x2) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source glosses Janaka's reasoning for why Sita, though not born of a physical mother, is if anything more valuable a bride than one of ordinary uterine birth: she is his by choice and upbringing, nurtured with every quality his lineage prizes, which he considers a plus rather than a deficiency. It pairs this with a traditional maxim on what each party wants from a marriage match: a bride wants a handsome groom, his mother wants wealth through him, his father wants a son learned enough to deal wisely with in-laws and elders, his relatives want good conduct, and everyone else just wants the wedding feast -- and Janaka reckons Rama satisfies every one of these.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.67.22 · Bāla Kāṇḍa