Shloka 27

सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः

Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana

Devanagari script

राक्षसेन्द्रमहासर्पान् स रामगरुडो महान्।।।।उद्धरिष्यति वेगेन वैनतेय इवोरगान्।

Transliteration

rākṣasendra-mahāsarpān sa rāma-garuḍo mahān | uddhariṣyati vegena vainateya ivoragān ||

Translation

Garuda agung milik Rāma itu akan dengan cepat mencengkeram dan mengangkat para raja raksasa yang laksana ular besar, sebagaimana Vainateya (Garuda) menyambar dan membawa pergi para naga.

Word by Word

• राक्षसेन्द्रमहासर्पान्: great serpents (i.e., demon-lords)
• राक्षसेन्द्रमहासर्पान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस + इन्द्र + महा + सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (राक्षस-इन्द्राः एव महा-सर्पाः इव)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रामगरुडः: Rama's Garuda (metaphor)
• रामगरुडः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य गरुडः = Rama's Garuda, metaphor)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उद्धरिष्यति: will lift up, will carry away
• उद्धरिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वेगेन: with speed
• वेगेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वैनतेयः: Vainateya (Garuda)
• वैनतेयः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upama (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-निपात

• उरगान्: serpents
• उरगान्: Upameya (उपमेय/compared object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Context

"Just as Garuda swiftly extirpates the serpents, Rama will exterminate the demon leaders.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rākṣasendra (demon-lords)
• Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• Uragas (serpents, as simile)

FAQs

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

Dharma ultimately overpowers predatory tyranny; the oppressor’s apparent invincibility collapses before righteous intervention.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā predicts the defeat of Laṅkā’s leading warriors by Rāma, using the Garuḍa-versus-serpents image.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s decisive courage and the inevitability of dharmic victory over adharma.