Shloka 49

Devanagari script

सायुधा बहवो व्योम्नि राक्षसास्त्वं निरायुधः।कथं शक्ष्यसि संयातुं मां चैव परिरक्षितुम्।।।।

Transliteration

sāyudhā bahavo vyomni rākṣasās tvaṃ nirāyudhaḥ | kathaṃ śakṣyasi saṃyātuṃ māṃ caiva parirakṣitum ||

Translation

আকাশত বহু সশস্ত্ৰ ৰাক্ষস তোমাৰ সন্মুখত আহিব, আৰু তুমি নিৰায়ুধ; তেন্তে তুমি কেনেকৈ যুদ্ধ কৰি মোকো ৰক্ষা কৰিবা?

Word by Word

• sāyudhāḥ: armed
• sāyudhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘आयुधेन सह’ = armed; राक्षसाः इति विशेषणम्

• bahavaḥ: many
• bahavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; राक्षसाः इति विशेषणम्

• vyomni: in the sky
• vyomni: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyoman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• rākṣasāḥ: rakshasas
• rākṣasāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nirāyudhaḥ: unarmed
• nirāyudhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘आयुधं न अस्ति यस्य’ = unarmed; त्वम् इति विशेषणम्

• katham: how
• katham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• śakṣyasi: will you be able
• śakṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śak (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• saṃyātum: to fight/engage
• saṃyātum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + yā (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive) ‘to engage/go to battle’

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• parirakṣitum: to protect
• parirakṣitum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + rakṣ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive) ‘to protect completely’

Context

"The demons are in large number and they will be armed with weapons. You are unarmed. How can you fight and protect me?

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Dharma as wise discernment (viveka): Sītā evaluates capability and risk, insisting that protection of the vulnerable must not be attempted recklessly.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā imagines a mid-air confrontation during escape and doubts whether Hanumān can both fight and shield her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Clear-sighted judgment—Sītā’s practical reasoning amid crisis.