Shloka 69

गोदावरीतटे सीतान्वेषणम्

The Search for Sītā at the Godāvarī

Devanagari script

देवदानवयक्षाणां लोका ये रक्षसामपि।बहुधा न भविष्यन्ति बाणौघैश्शकलीकृताः।।।।

Transliteration

deva-dānava-yakṣāṇāṃ lokā ye rakṣasām api | bahudhā na bhaviṣyanti bāṇaughaiḥ śakalīkṛtāḥ ||

Translation

Les royaumes des devas, des dānavas et des yakṣas—et même ceux des rākṣasas—une fois réduits en éclats par les volées de mes flèches, ne subsisteront pas.

Word by Word

• deva-dānava-yakṣāṇām: of gods, dānavas, and yakṣas
• deva-dānava-yakṣāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva+dānava+yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (devāś ca dānavāś ca yakṣāś ca)

• lokāḥ: worlds/realms
• lokāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ye: which
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• rakṣasām: of demons
• rakṣasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)

• bahudhā: in many ways
• bahudhā: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahudhā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in many ways)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• bhaviṣyanti: will remain/exist
• bhaviṣyanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• bāṇa-aughaiḥ: by torrents of arrows
• bāṇa-aughaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa+ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bāṇānām oghaiḥ = by floods of arrows)

• śakalīkṛtāḥ: shattered into pieces
• śakalīkṛtāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakalī+kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ/कृ-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (made into pieces)

Context

The worlds of gods, yakshas or even demons torn into shreds by my arrows will not survive.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• deva
• dānava
• yakṣa
• rākṣasa
• bāṇa (arrows)

FAQs

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

Dharma is implicitly contrasted with indiscriminate violence: the righteous aim (rescuing Sītā) risks becoming unrighteous if it destroys innocent orders and realms.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma continues his hyperbolic vow, envisioning even celestial and semi-divine realms being torn apart by his arrow-storms.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unyielding resolve—presented in a way that underscores the need for dharmic restraint.