Shloka 22

पुष्पकविमान-प्रस्थानम्

The Pushpaka Vimāna Offered and the Return Prepared

Devanagari script

उपस्थापयमेशीघ्रंविमानंराक्षसेश्वर ।कृतकार्यस्यमेवासःकथंस्यादिहसम्मतः ।।।।

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

• अनुजानीहि: permit / allow
• अनुजानीहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd person singular)

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

• सौम्य: gentle one / noble one
• सौम्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative singular), विशेषण (address)

• पूजितः: honoured
• पूजितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative singular)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन (1st person singular)

• विभीषण: O Vibhishana
• विभीषण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative singular)

• मन्युः: anger
• मन्युः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

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

• खलु: indeed / surely
• खलु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अनुनयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कर्तव्यः: to be done / should be done
• कर्तव्यः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative singular), विधेय (predicate)

• सखे: O friend
• सखे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative singular)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अनुमन्ये: I approve / I ask you to consent
• अनुमन्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन (1st person 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.