Shloka 36

अकम्पनवृत्तान्तः

Akampana Reports Janasthana; Ravana Plans Sita’s Abduction

Devanagari script

स मारीचाश्रमं प्राप्य ताटकेयमुपागमत्।मारीचेनार्चितो राजा भक्ष्यभोज्यैरमानुषैः।।3.31.36।।

Transliteration

sa mārīcāśramaṃ prāpya tāṭakeyam upāgamat |

mārīcenārcito rājā bhakṣya-bhojyair amānuṣaiḥ || 3.31.36 ||

Translation

マリーチャの庵（アーシュラマ）に至ると、彼はタータキーの子（マリーチャ）に近づいた。王はマリーチャにより、非人の饗応—噛むべき食と食すべき食—をもって敬われた。

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mārīca-āśramam: Maricha's hermitage
• mārīca-āśramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārīca (मारीच-प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (आश्रम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मारीचस्य आश्रमः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/गन्तव्य), एकवचन

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (आप्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे ल्यप् (gerund) ‘having reached’

• tāṭakeyam: Tāṭakeya (Maricha)
• tāṭakeyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāṭakeya (ताटकेय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; proper noun ‘son of Tāṭakā’

• upāgamat: approached/reached
• upāgamat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√gam (गम्)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• mārīcena: by Maricha
• mārīcena: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārīca (मारीच-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (कर्ता/करण), एकवचन

• arcitaḥ: was honored
• arcitaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arcita (अर्चित-प्रातिपदिक; √arc (अर्च्) क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having been honored’

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhakṣya-bhojyaiḥ: with chewables and eatables
• bhakṣya-bhojyaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya (भक्ष्य-प्रातिपदिक) + bhojya (भोज्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; ‘with foods to chew and to eat’

• amānuṣaiḥ: non-human (supernatural)
• amānuṣaiḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amānuṣa (अमानुष-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; qualifying bhakṣya-bhojyaiḥ

Context

Ravana reached the hermitage of Maricha and met him who was the son of Tataka. The demon king was treated with food that can be chewed and food that can be eaten.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Mārīca
• Tāṭakā

FAQs

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

It highlights a distorted form of hospitality: social courtesies can exist even among the unrighteous, but dharma requires purity of means and intent.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa arrives at Mārīca’s abode and is formally received with offerings.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Ritual courtesy (external politeness) is shown, though it is not framed as dharmic virtue due to the broader adharma of their aims.