Shloka 21

Devanagari script

अपि लक्ष्मण सीतायास्सामग्र्यं प्राप्नुयावहे।जीवन्त्याः पुरुषव्याघ्र सुताया जनकस्य वै।।।।

Transliteration

api lakṣmaṇa sītāyāḥ sāmagryaṃ prāpnuyāvahe |

jīvantyāḥ puruṣavyāghra sutāyā janakasya vai ||

Translation

হে লক্ষ্মণ, পুরুষব্যাঘ্র! আমরা কি জনকের কন্যা সীতাকে জীবিত ও সম্পূর্ণ অক্ষত অবস্থায় আবার ফিরে পাব?

Word by Word

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमान (as)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• mṛga-saṅghāḥ: herds of beasts
• mṛga-saṅghāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मृगाणां सङ्घाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• gomāyuḥ: jackal
• gomāyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gomāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• bhairavam: frightfully
• bhairavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhairava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (in a frightful manner)

• vāśyante: howl
• vāśyante: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vāś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; अर्थः—वाश्यन्ते (howl/cry)

• śakunāḥ: birds
• śakunāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (also)

• pradīptām: blazing; brightly lit
• pradīptām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pradīpta (प्रातिपदिक; pra-√dīp-क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of diśam)

• abhitaḥ: around; towards
• abhitaḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhitaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिक्/परितः (around/towards)

• diśam: direction
• diśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• api: perhaps
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्भावना (perhaps)

• svasti: safety; well-being
• svasti: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कुशलार्थक

• bhavet: may be
• bhavet: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• rāja-putryāḥ: of the princess
• rāja-putryāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्ञः पुत्री); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• mahā-bala: O mighty one
• mahā-bala: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महत् बलं यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

O Lakshmana, a tiger among men, will we be able to see the daughter of Janaka, living in a state of total well-being? Will we be able to get her back ?

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sita
• Janaka

FAQs

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

Dharma as steadfast commitment: even in fear, one must aim at restoring the innocent to safety and wholeness.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma expresses anguished uncertainty about whether Sītā can be recovered alive and unharmed.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate resolve—Rāma’s focus is not merely finding Sītā, but finding her safe.