Valmiki Ramayana 5.39.42 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 42

अभिज्ञानमणि

प्रदानम् — The Signet Jewel as Proof and the Consolation of Sita

Devanagari script

ततो वीरौ नरवरौ सहितौ रामलक्ष्मणौ।आगम्य नगरीं लङ्कां सायकैर्विधमिष्यतः।।।।

Transliteration

tato vīrau nara-varau sahitau rāma-lakṣmaṇau |

āgamya nagarīṃ laṅkāṃ sāyakair vidhamiṣyataḥ ||

Translation

Dann werden die beiden heldenhaften Fürsten, Rāma und Lakṣmaṇa, gemeinsam in die Stadt Laṅkā gelangen und sie mit ihren Pfeilen zerschmettern.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रम-वाचक अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• वीरौ: two heroes
• वीरौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• नर-वरौ: two best of men
• नर-वरौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणां वरौ = 'best of men')

• सहितौ: together
• सहितौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + इत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; 'together/associated'

• राम-लक्ष्मणौ: Rama and Lakshmana
• राम-लक्ष्मणौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• आगम्य: having come
• आगम्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), 'having come/after coming'

• नगरीम्: city
• नगरीम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लङ्काम्: Lanka
• लङ्काम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नगरीम् इति विशेषण-सम्बन्धः

• सायकैः: with arrows
• सायकैः: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विधमिष्यतः: will destroy / blow away
• विधमिष्यतः: Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

"Both the heroes, Rama and Lakshmana will come and blow up the city of Lanka with their unfailing arrows.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Laṅkā

FAQs

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

Dharma allows force when it restores justice: the destruction of Laṅkā is framed as the consequence of adharma and the protection of the wronged.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān foresees Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s arrival in Laṅkā and the ensuing battle to end Rāvaṇa’s oppression.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s heroic resolve—strength disciplined toward a righteous end rather than aggression for its own sake.