Shloka 6

अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Maricha’s Mimic Cry and the Rama–Lakshmana–Sita Confrontation

Devanagari script

न स्वयं कामकारेण तां त्यक्त्वाहमिहागतः।प्रचोदित स्तयैवोग्रैस्त्वत्सकाशमिहागतः।।।।

Transliteration

na svayaṃ kāma-kāreṇa tāṃ tyaktvāham ihāgataḥ |

pracoditaḥ tayāivograis tvat-sakāśam ihāgataḥ ||

Translation

私は自らの欲で彼女を捨ててここへ来たのではない。彼女の激しい言葉に促され、あなたのもとへ来たのだ。

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• svayam: by myself
• svayam: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (स्वतन्त्र-क्रियाविशेषण)

• kāma-kāreṇa: by (mere) whim/desire
• kāma-kāreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + kāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'kāmasya kāraḥ' = acting by desire

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tyaktvā: having left
• tyaktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), 'having left'

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First person pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• āgataḥ: have come
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicative with aham

• pracoditaḥ: having been urged/provoked
• pracoditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√cud (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• ugraiḥ: with harsh (words)
• ugraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ugra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying (implicit) vacanaiḥ

• tvat-sakāśam: to you/into your presence
• tvat-sakāśam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + sakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'tava sakāśam' = to your presence

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• āgataḥ: have come
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; repetition for emphasis

Context

Bending the bow I fixed the arrow and released it at ease. Hit by that arrow he gave up his guise of the deer and assuming the form of a demon with a bracelet on his arm fell down groaning.

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Rama
• Sita

FAQs

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

Dharma is tested when duties conflict: Lakṣmaṇa claims he did not abandon Sītā by choice, suggesting he acted under compulsion—raising the question of steadfastness versus compliance.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa answers Rama’s accusation and explains that Sītā’s forceful words drove him to come to Rama.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Truthfulness and accountability: Lakṣmaṇa reports his motive plainly, without claiming merit.