दिष्ट्या मे निर्जिता विघ्ना दिष्ट्या मे पूजितं कुलम्। राघवै स्सह सम्बन्धाद्वीर्यश्रेष्ठैर्महात्मभि:।
Meaning
'By good fortune every obstacle has been overcome, and by good fortune my line is honoured through this alliance with the valiant house of Raghu.'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| diṣṭyā me nirjitā vighnā | दिष्ट्या मे निर्जिता विघ्ना | by good fortune my obstacles have been overcome | Instrumental / Genitive / Nominative / Nominative |
| diṣṭyā me pūjitam kulam | दिष्ट्या मे पूजितम् कुलम् | by good fortune my family has been honored | Instrumental / Genitive / Nominative / Nominative |
| rāghavaiḥ saha sambandhāt | राघवैः सह सम्बन्धात् | through kinship with the Raghavas | Instrumental plural / Adverbial / Ablative |
| vīrya-śreṣṭhaiḥ mahā-ātmabhiḥ | वीर्य-श्रेष्ठैः महा-आत्मभिः | best in valor, great-souled | Instrumental plural (x2) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source flags an unresolved point of classification: Hindu tradition recognizes eight kinds of marriage -- braahma, daiva, praajaapatya, aarsha, aasura, gaandharva, raakshasa, and paishaacha -- and there is ongoing scholarly debate over which of these, if any, properly categorizes Rama and Sita's wedding, arranged here as the fulfillment of a valor-contest vow.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.69.12 · Bāla Kāṇḍa