Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तेन वीरेण तं हत्वा सगणं राक्षसाधमम्‌ । आनीता स्वपुरं सीता कीर्तिश्वाख्यापिता नृूषु

Transliteration

tena vīreṇa taṃ hatvā sagaṇaṃ rākṣasādhamam | ānītā svapuraṃ sītā kīrtiś cākhyāpitā nṛṣu ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Tras dar muerte a aquel rākṣasa vilísimo junto con sus secuaces, el héroe llevó a Sītā de vuelta a su propia ciudad; y su fama fue proclamada entre los hombres.

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/with him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वीरेण: by the hero
• वीरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• सगणम्: together with his retinue
• सगणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सगण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राक्षसाधमम्: the vilest of the rākṣasas
• राक्षसाधमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसाधम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आनीता: was brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वपुरम्: to (his) own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वपुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सीता: Sītā
• सीता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कीर्तिः: fame
• कीर्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आख्यापिता: was proclaimed/told
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नृषु: among men
• नृषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sītā
• a hero (vīra)
• a vile Rākṣasa (rākṣasādhama)
• the hero's own city (svapura)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links righteous protection and the removal of predatory harm with the restoration of social order; true fame (kīrti) arises when power is used to defend the vulnerable and re-establish what is right.

What is happening in the narrative?

A hero kills a particularly wicked Rākṣasa along with his retinue, then brings Sītā back to his own city; afterward, his renown spreads among people.