Shloka 4

पुष्पकविमानयात्रा—सेतुबन्धादि-दर्शनम्

Pushpaka Aerial Journey and Survey of Sacred Landmarks

Devanagari script

एतदायोधनंपश्यमांसशोणितकर्दमम् ।हरीणांराक्षसानां च सीते विशसनंमहत् ।।।।

Transliteration

etad āyodhanaṃ paśya māṃsaśoṇitakardamam | harīṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca sīte viśasanaṃ mahat ||

Translation

Sītā, sieh dieses Schlachtfeld—zu Morast aus Fleisch und Blut geworden—das große Gemetzel an Vānara und Rākṣasa zugleich.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (demonstrative, neut acc sg)

• आयोधनम्: battlefield
• आयोधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc sg)

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (2nd sg imp, P)

• मांसशोणितकर्दमम्: a mire of flesh and blood
• मांसशोणितकर्दमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मांस-शोणित-कर्दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neut acc sg)

• हरीणाम्: of the monkeys
• हरीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (gen pl)

• राक्षसानाम्: of the rakshasas
• राक्षसानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (gen pl)

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

• सीते: O Sita
• सीते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• विशसनम्: slaughter/carnage
• विशसनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc sg)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neut acc sg)

Context

"Sita, see the mire of flesh and blood of the carnage of many monkeys and Rakshasas on the battlefield."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Vānara forces
• Rākṣasa forces
• battlefield (Laṅkā war-ground, implied)

FAQs

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

Dharma is not celebrated as violence but acknowledged with moral gravity: even a righteous war leaves suffering, and one must see its cost truthfully.

What is the narrative situation?

While returning after victory, Rāma points out the war-ground and the devastation left by the conflict between Vānaras and Rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral clarity and compassion: Rāma recognizes the human (and non-human) cost of restoring order.