Shloka 25

आरण्यकाण्डे चतुस्त्रिंशः सर्गः

Śūrpaṇakhā Reports to Rāvaṇa; Rāma’s Might and Sītā’s Description

Devanagari script

रोचते यति ते वाक्यं ममैतद्राक्षसेश्वर।क्रियतां निर्विशङ्केन वचनं मम रावण।।।।

Transliteration

rocate yati te vākyaṁ mamaitad rākṣaseśvara |

kriyatāṁ nirviśaṅkena vacanaṁ mama rāvaṇa ||

Translation

Si mis palabras te complacen, oh señor de los Rākṣasas, entonces, oh Rāvaṇa, cumple mi consejo sin vacilar.

Word by Word

• रोचते: is pleasing
• रोचते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ruc (रुच्) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; ātmanepada; impersonal sense ‘is pleasing’

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: conditional particle

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; pronoun

• वाक्यम्: speech, proposal
• वाक्यम्: Karta (कर्ता) (impersonal subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; subject of रोचते

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha/Ṣaṣṭhī (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; pronoun

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa/Apposition (विशेषण/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; demonstrative; here apposition to वाक्यम्

• राक्षस-ईश्वर: O lord of demons
• राक्षस-ईश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• क्रियताम्: let it be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ) (धातu)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; karmani-prayoga (passive): ‘let it be done’

• निर्विशङ्केन: without hesitation
• निर्विशङ्केन: Karaṇa (करण) / manner
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir + viśaṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa used adverbially ‘without hesitation’

• वचनम्: command, word
• वचनम्: Karta (कर्ता) (of passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana; subject of passive क्रियताम्

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha/Ṣaṣṭhī (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• रावण: O Ravana
• रावण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

Context

If you like what I have said, do accordingly without any hesitation, O Ravana, lord of the demons.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasas (rākṣaseśvara)

FAQs

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

It cautions against unexamined counsel and impulsive resolve; dharma requires reflective discrimination—testing advice against righteousness and truth, not acting ‘without hesitation’ when urged toward harm.

What is the narrative situation?

Śūrpaṇakhā concludes her incitement by asking Rāvaṇa to approve and execute her plan decisively.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The implied virtue is prudent judgment (viveka) and adherence to satya-dharma over persuasive pressure.