Shloka 10

सीताहरणोत्तरं लङ्काप्रवेशः

Sita’s Abduction and Ravana’s Entry into Lanka

Devanagari script

अन्तरिक्षगता वाचस्ससृजुश्चारणास्तदा।।।।एतदन्तो दशग्रीव इति सिद्धास्तदाब्रुवन्।

Transliteration

antarikṣagatā vācaḥ sasṛjuś cāraṇās tadā |

ētad-anto daśagrīva iti siddhās tadābruvan ||

Translation

Entonces los Cāraṇas, que se movían por el cielo, alzaron sus voces; y los Siddhas proclamaron: «¡Oh Daśagrīva, éste es tu fin!»

Word by Word

• antarikṣa-gatāḥ: gone into the sky; airborne
• antarikṣa-gatāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antarikṣa + gata (गम् धातु, क्त)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; समासः द्वितीया-तत्पुरुषः (antarikṣaṃ gatāḥ)

• vācaḥ: words
• vācaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana

• sasṛjuḥ: uttered/sent forth
• sasṛjuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (सृज् धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

• cāraṇāḥ: bards (celestial minstrels)
• cāraṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल-अव्यय), adverb of time

• etat-antaḥ: this is the end
• etat-antaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; समासः षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषार्थः: 'whose end is this' / 'this is the end' used predicatively

• daśa-grīva: O Ten-necked (Rāvaṇa)
• daśa-grīva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa + grīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana/Prathamā-sāmānādhikaraṇya (vocative/nominative used as name), Ekavacana; बहुव्रीहिः 'one who has ten necks/heads'

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyaprayojaka (वाक्य-प्रयोजक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात) marking direct speech

• siddhāḥ: the Siddhas
• siddhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya, adverb

• abruvan: said
• abruvan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (लङ्, Imperfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana; parasmaipada

Context

The charanas and siddhas moving in the sky said, O ten-headed Ravana! this is your end .

Characters & Entities

• Cāraṇas
• Siddhas
• Rāvaṇa (Daśagrīva)

FAQs

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

Adharma invites inevitable consequence: the cosmic order (dharma) is affirmed by celestial witnesses, who proclaim that wrongdoing ripens into destruction.

What is the narrative situation?

Immediately after Sītā’s abduction, celestial beings in the sky announce to Rāvaṇa that his act will lead to his downfall.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya as cosmic truth: the Siddhas’ declaration functions as a truthful, impartial verdict of moral law rather than personal hostility.