Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तत्रैव वसतस्तस्य रावणो नाम राक्षस:

Transliteration

tatraiva vasatas tasya rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ

Translation

وهناك بعينه، إذ كان مُقيمًا، ظهرَ رَاكْشَسٌ يُدعى رافَنا.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• वसतः: of (him) dwelling
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (वासे)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तस्य: of him/of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: by name
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• राक्षसः: a demon/Rākṣasa
• राक्षसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Rāvaṇa
• rākṣasa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a moral signal: when a rākṣasa figure enters a setting where someone is peacefully dwelling, it often marks the arrival of temptation, violence, or disruption—an impending test of restraint, protection of the innocent, and adherence to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada, as narrator, introduces a new character: a rākṣasa named Rāvaṇa. The statement situates Rāvaṇa’s appearance in the same place where 'he' (the previously mentioned person) is residing, setting up the next events of the episode.