Shloka 27

Kuntī–Sūrya-saṃvāda: Autonomy, Reputation, and the Promise of Karṇa

Devanagari script

अशोकवनिकास्थां तां रामदर्शनलालसाम्‌ । खड्गमादाय दुष्टात्मा जवेनाभिपपात ह,दुष्टात्मा दशानन हाथमें तलवार लेकर अशोक-वाटिकामें श्रीरामचन्द्रजीके दर्शनकी लालसासे बैठी हुई सीताजीके पास बड़े वेगसे दौड़ा गया

Transliteration

aśokavanikāsthāṃ tāṃ rāmadarśanalālasām | khaḍgam ādāya duṣṭātmā javena abhipapāta ha ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Taking up a sword, the wicked-souled Ten-headed one rushed with great speed toward Sītā, who was seated in the Aśoka grove, yearning for the sight of Rāma.

Word by Word

• अशोकवनिकास्थाम्: situated in the Aśoka-grove
• अशोकवनिकास्थाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशोकवनिका-स्था
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रामदर्शनलालसाम्: eager for the sight of Rāma
• रामदर्शनलालसाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राम-दर्शन-लालसा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• खड्गम्: a sword
• खड्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• दुष्टात्मा: the wicked-souled one
• दुष्टात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट-आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जवेन: with speed
• जवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अभिपपात: rushed upon / sprang towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-पत्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Sītā
• Rāma
• Daśānana (Rāvaṇa)
• Aśoka grove (Aśokavanikā)
• sword (khaḍga)