Shloka 20

पुष्पकविमान-प्रस्थानम्

The Pushpaka Vimāna Offered and the Return Prepared

Devanagari script

मांनिवर्तयितुंयोऽसौचित्रकूटमुपागतः ।शिरसायाचतोयस्यवचनं न कृतंमया ।।6.124.19।।कौसल्यां च सुमित्रां च कैकेयीं च यशस्विनीम् ।गुहं च सुहृदंचैवपौरान्जनपदैस्सह ।।6.124.20।।

Transliteration

upasthāpaya me śīghraṃ vimānaṃ rākṣaseśvara |

kṛtakāryasya me vāsaḥ kathaṃ syād iha sammataḥ ||

Translation

Lass mir rasch das Vimāna bereitstellen, o Herr der Rākṣasas. Mein Vorhaben hier ist vollendet—wie könnte es für mich angemessen sein, noch länger hier zu verweilen?

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative singular)

• निवर्तयितुम्: to turn back / to dissuade
• निवर्तयितुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वृत् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), हेत्वर्थ/उद्देश्य (purpose)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular), निर्देशार्थ (deictic)

• चित्रकूटम्: Chitrakuta (mountain)
• चित्रकूटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रकूट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative singular), समासः: चित्र + कूट (determinative place-name)

• उपागतः: having come / arrived
• उपागतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative singular)

• शिरसा: with (his) head (bowed)
• शिरसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental singular)

• याचतः: of (him) who was begging
• याचतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √याच् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक, एकवचन, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive singular)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive singular)

• वचनम्: word / request
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कृतम्: done / fulfilled
• कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (agreeing with वचनम्)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental singular)

Context

"He came to Chitrakuta and on reaching bent down obediently, begged me by his words to return which I did not do. Kausalya, Sumithra and Kaikeyi and Guha also requested and the request of the citizens has been turned down.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Vimāna (Puṣpaka implied)
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Propriety after duty: once the rightful objective is completed, lingering without purpose is improper; dharma includes timely return to one’s responsibilities.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma asks Vibhīṣaṇa to summon the vimāna so he may depart Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s sense of purpose and maryādā—he avoids unnecessary stay and seeks the proper next step.