Shloka 14

मारीचवधोत्तरं रामस्य शङ्का-निमित्त-दर्शनं लक्ष्मण-निग्रहश्च

After Maricha’s Slaying: Omens, Anxiety, and Rama’s Rebuke of Lakshmana

Devanagari script

सीतां स तु वरारोहां लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम्।आजगाम जनस्थानं चिन्तयन्नेव राघवः।।।।

Transliteration

sītāṃ sa tu varārohāṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam |

ājagāma janasthānaṃ cintayann eva rāghavaḥ ||

Translation

সুন্দৰ অঙ্গধাৰী সীতা আৰু মহাবলী লক্ষ্মণক মনতে ভাবি ভাবি ৰাঘৱ জনস্থানলৈ আহি উপস্থিত হ’ল।

Word by Word

• sītām: Sita
• sītām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे (but/indeed)

• varārohām: fair-hipped/beautiful
• varārohām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) of sītām

• lakṣmaṇam: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• mahābalam: mighty/very strong
• mahābalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bala (प्रातिपदिक; महत्/महā + बल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) of lakṣmaṇam

• ājagāma: arrived/went
• ājagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) with ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• janasthānam: Janasthana
• janasthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janasthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); देशनाम (place-name)

• cintayan: thinking
• cintayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), परस्मैपदीय, पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्तरि प्रयोग (active), rāghavaḥ-विशेषण (describing the subject)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle: only/indeed)

• rāghavaḥ: Raghava (Rama)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

On seeing such dreadfu omens at that time, Rama hurried back to his hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Janasthāna

FAQs

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

Dharma includes steadfast guardianship: the righteous do not become careless about the safety of family and dependents.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma returns toward the dwelling area, preoccupied with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa’s well-being.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective love and responsibility (rakṣā-dharma) toward Sītā and his brother.