Shloka 6

अभिज्ञानवृत्तान्त-प्रत्यायनम्

Token of Recognition and the Crow–Brahmāstra Episode

Devanagari script

वायसेन च तेनैव सततं बाध्यमानया।बोधितः किल देव्या त्वं सुखसुप्तः परन्तप।।।।

Transliteration

vāyasena ca tenaiva satataṃ bādhyamānayā |

bodhitaḥ kila devyā tvaṃ sukha-suptaḥ parantapa ||

Translation

O Vernichter der Feinde, während du friedlich schliefst, weckte dich die Dame, die von ebenjenem Krähenvogel unablässig gepeinigt wurde.

Word by Word

• vāyasena: by the crow
• vāyasena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन (sg)

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

• tena: by that
• tena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन (sg)

• eva: alone; indeed
• eva: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• satatam: constantly
• satatam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक used adverbially)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक अव्यय (adverb: continually)

• bādhyamānayā: by (her) being tormented
• bādhyamānayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bādh (धातु) + śānac (शानच्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन (sg)

• bodhitaḥ: were awakened
• bodhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु) + ita (इत)
• Form: इत-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन (sg)

• kila: indeed
• kila: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• devyā: by the lady
• devyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन (sg)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन (sg)

• sukha-suptaḥ: sleeping happily
• sukha-suptaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + supta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन (sg); तत्पुरुषः—‘सुखेन सुप्तः’

• parantapa: O scorcher of foes
• parantapa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + tapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), सम्बोधन (Voc), एकवचन (sg); तत्पुरुषः—‘परान् तपति’ (scorcher of foes)

Context

"O scorcher of enemies! pained by the crow hurting her repeatedly, while you were sleeping happily, she woke you up and informed you about it.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma requires vigilance: even the powerful must be awakened to wrongdoing so that protection and justice are not delayed.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā, suffering repeated injury by the crow, rouses Rāma from comfortable sleep to make him aware of the harm.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s courage to seek help and speak truth; Rāma’s identity as a protector (implied by ‘parantapa’).