Shloka 26

सीतारावणसंवादः

Ravana Reveals Himself; Sita Affirms Rama’s Dharma

Devanagari script

येन वित्रासिता लोकास्सदेवासुरपन्नगाः।अहं तु रावणो नाम सीते रक्षोगणेश्वरः।।3.47.26।।

Transliteration

yena vitrāsitā lokāḥ sadevāsurapannagāḥ | ahaṃ tu rāvaṇo nāma sīte rakṣogaṇeśvaraḥ ||

Translation

Ô Sītā, je me nomme Rāvaṇa, seigneur des légions de rākṣasas ; par moi les mondes, avec les dieux, les asuras et les serpents, sont saisis d’effroi.

Word by Word

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); नपुंसकलिङ्गे (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• वित्रासिताः: frightened/terrified
• वित्रासिताः: कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्म (Karma as grammatical subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रस् (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग); वित्रासित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्गे (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• लोकाः: worlds/people
• लोकाः: कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्म (Karma as grammatical subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• सदेवासुरपन्नगाः: (worlds/people) along with gods, asuras, and serpents
• सदेवासुरपन्नगाः: लोकाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण-भावः (Adjectival to 'लोकाः')
• Type: Noun
• Root: स- (सह/समेत, अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (compound) स-पूर्वक तत्पुरुष (with-prefix determinative); पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (1st person); प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (contrast/emphasis)

• रावणः: Ravana
• रावणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: विशेषण-निपात (Naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) ‘by name’ अर्थे

• सीते: O Sita
• सीते: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• रक्षोगणेश्वरः: lord of the demon-host
• रक्षोगणेश्वरः: समानााधिकरण-विशेषण (Predicate nominative to 'रावणः')
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): रक्षसां गणस्य ईश्वरः; पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Context

O Sita! I am called Ravana, the lord of demons by whom all the worlds of demons,snakes and gods are frightened.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā
• Devas
• Asuras
• Pannagas (serpents)
• Lokas (worlds)

FAQs

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

It warns against adharma rooted in pride and intimidation: Rāvaṇa defines himself by fear he causes, opposing dharma which seeks protection and truth.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa drops the pretense and declares his identity and power to Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāvaṇa’s vice—arrogance and coercion—stands in contrast to the Ramayana’s ideal of righteous kingship that protects without terror.