Shloka 6

खर

शूर्पणखा-संवादः | Khara and Surpanakha: Lament, Reproach, and the Janasthana Crisis

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्ता दुर्धर्षा खरेण परिसान्त्विता।विमृज्य नयने सास्रे खरं भ्रातरमब्रवीत्।।।।

Transliteration

ity evam uktā durdharṣā khareṇa parisāntvitā | vimṛjya nayane sāśre kharaṃ bhrātaram abravīt ||

Translation

Así interpelada y consolada por Khara, el fiero e inconquistable, Śūrpaṇakhā se enjugó los ojos llenos de lágrimas y habló a su hermano Khara.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle

• evam: in this way
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (manner)

• uktā: having been spoken to
• uktā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त; √वच् धातु)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; Kta-ppp = 'having been addressed'

• durdharṣā: hard to overpower
• durdharṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur + dharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• khareṇa: by Khara
• khareṇa: Karaṇa/Agent-in-passive (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khara (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• parisāntvitā: comforted
• parisāntvitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-sāntvita (कृदन्त; √सान्त्व् धातु)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; Kta-ppp = 'comforted/pacified'

• vimṛjya: having wiped
• vimṛjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-mṛjya (कृदन्त; √मृज् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्) = 'having wiped'

• nayane: (her) two eyes
• nayane: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Dvivacana (dual)

• sāsre: tearful
• sāsre: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-asra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Dvivacana; Karmadhāraya: 'tearful' (asra-yukte) qualifying nayane

• kharam: to Khara
• kharam: Sampradāna/Addressed object (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khara (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• bhrātaram: (her) brother
• bhrātaram: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; apposition to kharam

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (imperfect), Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Context

Thus consoled by Khara, invincible Surpanakha wiped her tearful eyes and said to her brother:

Characters & Entities

• Śūrpaṇakhā
• Khara

FAQs

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

Dharma is suggested as self-control after distress: even after humiliation, one regains composure to speak clearly and seek redress.

What is the narrative situation?

Śūrpaṇakhā calms down after Khara’s consoling words and begins to report what happened.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Composure and readiness to communicate—she shifts from raw grief to articulate speech.