Shloka 14

सीताया रावणनिन्दा — अशोकवनिकाप्रवेशः

Sita’s Rebuke of Ravana; Removal to the Ashoka Grove

Devanagari script

स हि दैवतसंयुक्तो मम भर्ता महाद्युतिः।निर्भयो वीर्यमाश्रित्य शून्ये वसति दण्डके।।।।

Transliteration

sa hi daivatasaṃyukto mama bhartā mahādyutiḥ | nirbhayo vīryam āśritya śūnye vasati daṇḍake ||

Translation

إن زوجي، المتلألئ المجد، المؤيَّد بقوةٍ إلهية، يقيم في دَنْدَكا المقفرة بلا خوف، معتمدًا على بسالته.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• daivatasaṃyuktaḥ: endowed with divine support
• daivatasaṃyuktaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण of ‘bhartā’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daivata-saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; tatpuruṣa: daivata (n. divine power) + saṃyukta (क्त from √yuj) ‘joined/associated’

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; possessive genitive

• bhartā: husband
• bhartā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mahādyutiḥ: greatly radiant
• mahādyutiḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण of ‘bhartā’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-dyuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; karmadhāraya: mahā (great) + dyuti (splendour)

• nirbhayaḥ: fearless
• nirbhayaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण of ‘bhartā’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; tatpuruṣa with privative nir- ‘fearless’

• vīryam: valour
• vīryam: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘āśritya’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āśritya: having relied on
• āśritya: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having resorted to’

• śūnye: in a desolate place
• śūnye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; used substantively ‘in a desolate (place)’

• vasati: dwells
• vasati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• daṇḍake: in Dandaka
• daṇḍake: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; place-name

Context

My effulgent, valiant husband armed with divine power resides fearlessly in the desolate Dandaka.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa
• Rāma
• Daṇḍaka

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Righteous strength is aligned with daiva (divine order). Dharma is portrayed as protected by inner valor and cosmic support.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā warns Rāvaṇa by describing Rāma’s power and fearlessness in Daṇḍaka.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s fearlessness and heroic steadfastness, implying the protective power of dharma.