Shloka 7

खर

शूर्पणखा-संवादः | Khara and Surpanakha: Lament, Reproach, and the Janasthana Crisis

Devanagari script

अस्मीदानीमहं प्राप्ता हृतश्रवणनासिका।शोणितौघपरिक्लिन्ना त्वया च परिसान्त्विता।।।।

Transliteration

asmi idānīm ahaṃ prāptā hṛtaśravaṇanāsikā | śoṇitaughapariklinnā tvayā ca parisāntvitā ||

Translation

এখন আমি এখানে এসে পৌঁছেছি—আমার কান ও নাসিকা কাটা, রক্তধারায় সিক্ত; তবু তুমি আমাকে সান্ত্বনা দিয়েছ।

Word by Word

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra, Uttama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Kālādhi karaṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga by speaker, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• prāptā: have come (to be)
• prāptā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpta (कृदन्त; √आप्/√प्राप् धातु)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; Kta-ppp used predicatively = 'have come/arrived (to this state)'

• hṛta-śravaṇa-nāsikā: with ears and nose cut off
• hṛta-śravaṇa-nāsikā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛta (कृदन्त; √हृ धातु) + śravaṇa + nāsikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa: hṛte śravaṇe ca nāsikā ca yasyāḥ = 'whose ears and nose are cut off'

• śoṇita-ogha-pariklinnā: drenched in a flow of blood
• śoṇita-ogha-pariklinnā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śoṇita + ogha + pariklinnā (कृदन्त; √क्लिद् धातु)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa: śoṇitasya oghena pariklinnā = 'drenched by a flood of blood'

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa/Agent-in-passive (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• parisāntvitā: comforted
• parisāntvitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-sāntvita (कृदन्त; √सान्त्व् धातु)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; Kta-ppp

Context

My ears and nose sliced off, drenched with blood, I came to you and you pacified me.

Characters & Entities

• Śūrpaṇakhā
• Khara

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds the human need for refuge and care in suffering—kinship support is treated as a stabilizing duty, even when the sufferer is morally compromised.

What is the narrative situation?

Śūrpaṇakhā describes her mutilated condition and acknowledges Khara’s consolation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance amid pain, and reliance on familial protection.