Shloka 6

Devanagari script

सा तु शूर्पणखा नाम दशग्रीवस्य राक्षसः।भगिनी राममासाद्य ददर्श त्रिदशोपमम्।।।।

Transliteration

sā tu śūrpaṇakhā nāma daśagrīvasya rākṣasaḥ | bhaginī rāmam āsādya dadarśa tridaśopamam ||

Translation

Ella se llamaba Śūrpaṇakhā, hermana del rākṣasa Daśagrīva; al acercarse a Rāma, lo contempló semejante a un dios.

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• śūrpaṇakhā: Śūrpaṇakhā
• śūrpaṇakhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūrpaṇakhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); compound: śūrpa + nakhā (‘winnowing-fan-like nails’)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable used as ‘by name’ (नाम-शब्दः अव्ययीभावार्थे)

• daśagrīvasya: of Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
• daśagrīvasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + grīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu compound ‘ten-necked’ (Rāvaṇa)

• rākṣasaḥ: (the) demon
• rākṣasaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); dependent on ‘daśagrīvasya’ as appositional genitive (‘of the rākṣasa’)

• bhaginī: sister
• bhaginī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to sā/śūrpaṇakhā

• rāmam: Rāma
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), 2nd case Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āsādya: having approached
• āsādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sad (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tridaśa-upamam: godlike
• tridaśa-upamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), 2nd case Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘rāmam’; ‘equal to the gods’

Context

Honoured by the ascetics , Rama stayed there peacefully with brother Lakshmana,discussing diverse matters (from time to time).

Characters & Entities

• Śūrpaṇakhā
• Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa)
• Rāma

FAQs

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

The verse frames a dharmic contrast: divine-like virtue can provoke desire in the undisciplined; moral struggle often begins with distorted perception.

What is the narrative situation?

Śūrpaṇakhā, sister of Rāvaṇa, comes near and beholds Rāma, initiating the episode that leads toward conflict.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s godlike presence—symbolizing inner order and restraint that stands in opposition to rākṣasī impulse.