Shloka 87

सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः

हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्

Devanagari script

अलमस्मात्परित्रातुं राघवाद्राक्षसीगणम्।अभियाचाम वैदेहीमेतद्धि मम रोचते।।।।

Transliteration

alam asmāt paritrātuṁ rāghavād rākṣasīgaṇam | abhiyācāma vaidehīm etad dhi mama rocate ||

Translation

Um den Stamm der Rākṣasīs vor Rāghava zu retten, genügt es, Vaidehī um Erbarmen anzuflehen; so erscheint es mir recht.

Word by Word

• yasyāḥ: of whom / whose
• yasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Gen sg)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थ (indeed)

• evaṃ-vidhaḥ: such
• evaṃ-vidhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (एवं + विध = of such a kind); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom sg)

• svapnaḥ: dream
• svapnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svapna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom sg)

• duḥkhitāyāḥ: of the sorrowful (woman)
• duḥkhitāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Gen sg); विशेषण used substantively: "of the sorrowful (woman)"

• pradṛśyate: is seen / appears
• pradṛśyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): "is seen/appears"

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom sg)

• duḥkhaiḥ: by sorrows
• duḥkhaiḥ: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instr pl)

• vividhaiḥ: various
• vividhaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instr pl); विशेषण

• muktā: freed
• muktā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muc (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom sg)

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Acc sg)

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• anuttamam: unsurpassed
• anuttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Acc sg); विशेषण

• praṇipāta-prasannā: pleased by prostration
• praṇipāta-prasannā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇipāta (प्रातिपदिक) + prasanna (sad धातु + क्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (सप्तमी/तृतीया-तत्पुरुषभाव: प्रणिपाते प्रसन्ना = pleased by obeisance); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom sg)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थ (indeed)

• maithilī: Maithili
• maithilī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithilī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom sg)

• janaka-ātmajā: Janaka's daughter
• janaka-ātmajā: Apposition to Karta (कर्ता-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जनकस्य आत्मजा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom sg)

Context

'To protect the demon clan from destruction by Rama, it is enough if we beg her (pardon). Indeed, I think that way.

Characters & Entities

• Trijaṭā
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Rāghava (Rāma)
• rākṣasīs

FAQs

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

Śaraṇāgati and repentance: the ethically right remedy for wrongdoing is to seek forgiveness from the wronged person and abandon cruelty.

What is the narrative situation?

Trijaṭā advises the other rākṣasīs that their safety lies in supplicating Sītā rather than persisting in hostility.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Pragmatic righteousness—choosing humility and reconciliation over pride and violence.