अब्रवीज्जनको राजा हर्षेणाभिपरिप्लुत:। लक्ष्मणागच्छ भद्रं ते ऊर्मिलां च ममात्मजाम्।
Meaning
overjoyed, king Janaka said: 'Lakshmana, come -- may blessedness be yours; take my own daughter Urmila,
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| abravīt janakaḥ rājā | अब्रवीत् जनकः राजा | King Janaka said | Verb (imperfect) / Nominative / Nominative |
| harṣeṇa abhiparipluta: | हर्षेण अभिपरिप्लुतः | overwhelmed with joy | Instrumental / Nominative |
| lakṣmaṇa āgaccha bhadram te | लक्ष्मण आगच्छ भद्रम् ते | O Lakshmana, come — good fortune to you | Vocative / Verb (imperative) / Nominative / Genitive |
| ūrmilām ca mama ātmajām | ऊर्मिलाम् च मम आत्मजाम् | and my daughter Urmila | Accusative / Adverbial / Genitive / Accusative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source explains why Janaka addresses Lakshmana with Urmila before turning to the elder Bharata with Mandavi, despite Lakshmana being younger: a cited rule holds that ordinary birth-order seniority does not govern the sequence of marriage, gift-giving, or ritual ceremonies among sons of different co-wives, so calling the younger son first here carries no impropriety.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.73.30 · Bāla Kāṇḍa