Shloka 27

Devanagari script

प्रत्याख्यातो5पि दुर्मेधा: पुनरेवाब्रवीद्‌ वच: । काममड्ननि मे सीते दुनोतु मकरध्वज:

Transliteration

pratyākhyāto 'pi durmedhāḥ punar evābravīd vacaḥ | kāmam agnīn me sīte dunotu makaradhvajaḥ ||

Translation

Though rebuffed, the foolish man spoke again: “Let the fires burn me as they please, O Sītā; let Makaradhvaja (Kāma) torment me.” The verse highlights obstinate desire: even after clear refusal, delusion-driven passion returns to press its claim, disregarding propriety and restraint.

Word by Word

• प्रत्याख्यातः: rejected, refused
• प्रत्याख्यातः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्याख्यात (कृदन्त; प्रति-आ-√ख्या)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: even/though
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• दुर्मेधाः: a foolish man (one of bad intellect)
• दुर्मेधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मेधा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कामम्: as you please; if you wish; indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कामम्

• अग्निः: fire
• अग्निः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: my/of me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular, 1st

• सीते: O Sita
• सीते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• दुनोतु: may (it) burn/torment
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दु (दुनोति)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मकरध्वजः: Kama (the god of love; 'he whose banner is a makara')
• मकरध्वजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकरध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Sītā
• Makaradhvaja (Kāma)
• Agni (fires)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unrestrained desire (kāma) can make a person persist even after being rightly refused; ethical conduct requires restraint, respect for boundaries, and clarity of judgment rather than compulsive passion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that a foolish man, despite being rejected, speaks again to Sītā, declaring that even if he is burned by fire or tormented by Kāma (Makaradhvaja), his desire drives him to continue.