Shloka 57

Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint

Devanagari script

मन्येतुहृदयंतस्याःकौसल्यायाःफलिष्यति ।एकपुत्रायदापुत्रंविनष्टंश्रोष्यतेयुधि ।।।।

Transliteration

manye tu hṛdayaṃ tasyāḥ kausalyāyāḥ phaliṣyati | eka-putrā yadā putraṃ vinaṣṭaṃ śroṣyate yudhi ||

Translation

Ich meine, Kauśalyās Herz wird zerbrechen, wenn sie hört, dass ihr Sohn—ihr einziger—im Kampf umgekommen ist.

Word by Word

• manye: I think
• manye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद; अर्थः ‘I think’

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समुच्चयार्थ-व्यतिरेक (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• hṛdayam: heart
• hṛdayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• kausalyāyāḥ: of Kausalyā
• kausalyāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kausalyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• phaliṣyati: will burst/break
• phaliṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: phal (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; अर्थः ‘will burst/split (as fruit ripens)’

• ekaputrā: having only one son
• ekaputrā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + putrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (एकः पुत्रः यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: ‘when’)

• putram: son
• putram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• vinaṣṭam: perished
• vinaṣṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + naś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘destroyed/perished’—पुत्रम् इति विशेषण

• śroṣyate: will hear
• śroṣyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; अर्थः ‘will hear’

• yudhi: in battle
• yudhi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

Context

'I am a foolish woman. I did not follow Hanuman's advice and had I left mounted on his back, no doubt I would be on my husband 's lap. I did not think in this way'.

Characters & Entities

• Kauśalyā
• Rāma

FAQs

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

Dharma here is compassion that extends beyond oneself: Sītā’s grief includes empathy for a mother’s suffering, reflecting the Ramayana’s ethic of shared human pain.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā imagines the consequences at Ayodhyā if news arrives that Rāma has fallen in war.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (compassion)—Sītā thinks of Kauśalyā’s heart rather than only her own danger.