Shloka 47

सीतासान्त्वनम् / Hanuman Consoles Sita with the News of Victory

Devanagari script

लोकहिंसाविहाराणांरक्षसांकामरूपिणाम् ।।6.116.47।।कुर्वतामपिपापानिनैवकार्यमशोभनम् ।

Transliteration

lokahiṃsā-vihārāṇāṃ rakṣasāṃ kāmarūpiṇām | kurvatām api pāpāni naiva kāryam aśobhanam || 6.116.47 ||

Translation

Même si les rākṣasas, qui se plaisent à nuire au monde et prennent les formes à leur gré, commettent des péchés, il ne faut pas, en retour, accomplir ce qui est honteux.

Word by Word

• loka-hiṃsā-vihārāṇām: of those whose pastime is harming the world
• loka-hiṃsā-vihārāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + hiṃsā (प्रातिपदिक) + vihāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, genitive plural; tatpuruṣa chain 'loke hiṃsā' + 'tasyāṃ vihāraḥ' (one whose pastime is harming the world)

• rakṣasām: of rākṣasas
• rakṣasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, genitive plural

• kāma-rūpiṇām: of those who change form at will
• kāma-rūpiṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, genitive plural; tatpuruṣa 'kāmena rūpam' (assuming forms at will); qualifies rakṣasām

• kurvatām: even while doing
• kurvatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), masculine genitive plural; agrees with rakṣasām

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), concessive 'even'

• pāpāni: sins / evil acts
• pāpāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, accusative plural

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis; with naiva

• kāryam: to be done
• kāryam: Karta (कर्ता) (impersonal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, nominative singular; predicate noun

• aśobhanam: unseemly / improper
• aśobhanam: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, nominative singular; qualifies kāryam

Context

"Rakshasas by nature are cruel in their deeds and can assume any form according to their will. No sinful actions to be done even if they do sinful actions."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Dharma forbids becoming like the wrongdoer: others’ cruelty is not a license for disgraceful retaliation.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā generalizes her teaching: even against inherently violent rākṣasas, one must keep conduct pure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-mastery—refusing to let anger dictate action.