Shloka 77

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

देवगन्धर्वकन्याभिर्यक्षकन्याभिरेव च।।।।सार्धं प्रभो रमस्वेह सीतया किं करिष्यसि।

Transliteration

devagandharvakanyābhir yakṣakanyābhir eva ca | sārdhaṃ prabho ramasveha sītayā kiṃ kariṣyasi ||

Translation

„O Herr, ergötze dich hier mit den Töchtern der Götter und der Gandharvas und ebenso mit den Jungfrauen der Yakṣas. Was willst du noch mit Sītā?“

Word by Word

• देवगन्धर्वकन्याभिः: with maidens of gods and gandharvas
• देवगन्धर्वकन्याभिः: Sahakarana/Instrumental (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गन्धर्व + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (deva-gandharva-kanyā = ‘maidens of gods and gandharvas’)

• यक्षकन्याभिः: with yaksha maidens
• यक्षकन्याभिः: Sahakarana/Instrumental (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (yakṣa-kanyā = ‘yakṣa-maidens’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis: indeed/just)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (together/with)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/Vocative), एकवचन

• रमस्व: enjoy/sport
• रमस्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशार्थक-अव्यय (here)

• सीतया: with Sita
• सीतया: Sahakarana/Instrumental (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/Instrumental), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Prashna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• करिष्यसि: will you do
• करिष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Context

'O lord! you enjoy with the daughters of gods, gandharvas and even the young ladies of yakshas. Why do you need Sita?'

Characters & Entities

• Mandodarī
• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Yakṣas

FAQs

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

Dharma warns that craving what is forbidden (another’s wife) leads to ruin; ethical boundaries are not negotiable by desire.

What is the narrative situation?

Mandodarī offers alternatives and tries to break Rāvaṇa’s obsession with Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Practical wisdom and protective intent: she aims to avert sin and its consequences for the household and kingdom.