Shloka 11

सीता-रावण-संवादः

Sītā–Rāvaṇa Dialogue in the Aśoka Grove

Devanagari script

ततः स राजा सिन्धूनां वार्द्ध॑क्षत्रिर्जयद्रथ: । विस्मितस्त्वनवद्याड़ीं दृष्टवा तां दुष्टमानस:,निर्दोष अंगोंवाली उस सुन्दरीको देखकर वृद्धक्षत्र-कुमार सिन्धुराज जयद्रथ चकित रह गया। उसके मनमें दूषित भावनाका उदय हुआ

Transliteration

tataḥ sa rājā sindhūnāṃ vṛddhakṣatrir jayadrathaḥ | vismitas tv anavadyāṅgīṃ dṛṣṭvā tāṃ duṣṭamānasaḥ ||

Translation

Then Jayadratha, the Sindhu king—descended from Vṛddhakṣatra—was struck with astonishment on seeing that faultless-limbed lady. But his mind turned corrupt, and an ignoble desire arose within him, setting the stage for an adharma-driven act against an innocent woman.

Word by Word

ततःthen/thereupon

सःhe

राजाking

सिन्धूनाम्of the Sindhus (people/region)

वृद्धक्षत्रिःVṛddhakṣatri (proper name/epithet)

जयद्रथःJayadratha

विस्मितःastonished

तुbut/indeed

अनवद्याङ्गीम्a woman with faultless limbs (blameless-bodied)

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

ताम्her/that (woman)

दुष्टमानसःone whose mind is wicked/corrupt

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Jayadratha

Sindhu (realm/people)

Vṛddhakṣatra

anavadyāṅgī (the blameless-limbed lady)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes