Shloka 15

सीताया रावणनिन्दा — अशोकवनिकाप्रवेशः

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

Devanagari script

स ते दर्पं बलं वीर्यमुत्सेकं च तथाविधम्।अपनेष्यति गात्रेभ्यश्शरवर्षेण संयुगे।।।।

Transliteration

sa te darpaṃ balaṃ vīryam utsekaṃ ca tathāvidham | apaneṣyati gātrebhyaḥ śaravarṣeṇa saṃyuge ||

Translation

Im Kampf wird er dir aus den Gliedern selbst jenen Hochmut, jene Kraft, Tapferkeit und Überheblichkeit nehmen — durch einen Regen von Pfeilen.

Word by Word

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

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; possessive genitive

• darpaṃ: pride
• darpaṃ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• balaṃ: strength
• balaṃ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• utsekaṃ: arrogance
• utsekaṃ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: utseka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• tathāvidham: of that sort
• tathāvidham: Visheshana (विशेषण of the listed qualities)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tathā-vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; karmadhāraya: tathā (such) + vidha (kind)

• apaneṣyati: will remove
• apaneṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-nī (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘will remove’

• gātrebhyaḥ: from (your) limbs
• gātrebhyaḥ: Apadana (अपादान/Removal-from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; ‘from the limbs’

• śaravarṣeṇa: by a shower of arrows
• śaravarṣeṇa: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara-varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; tatpuruṣa: śara (arrow) + varṣa (shower)

• saṃyuge: in battle
• saṃyuge: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Context-Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Context

He will remove your pride, your power, your valour and haughtiness from your limbs with a shower of arrows in the fight.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Unchecked arrogance rooted in adharma invites rightful punishment. Dharma restores balance through just force when necessary.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā predicts Rāma’s martial response to the abduction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s protective and justice-bearing heroism (kṣātra-dharma).