Shloka 22

Devanagari script

सीतया च कृते शब्दे सहसा राक्षसीगणा:।नानाप्रहरणो घोर: समेयादन्तकोपम:।।।।

Transliteration

sītayā ca kṛte śabde sahasā rākṣasīgaṇāḥ | nānāpraharaṇo ghoraḥ sameyād antakopamaḥ ||

Translation

ហើយបើព្រះនាងសីតា​បន្លឺសំឡេងហៅឡើង នាងរាក្សសី​អ្នកយាមដ៏គួរភ័យខ្លាច​នឹងប្រមូលផ្តុំភ្លាមៗ កាន់អាវុធនានា សាហាវដូចមរណៈផ្ទាល់។

Word by Word

• सीतया: by Sita
• सीतया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृते: when (it) was made
• कृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular agreeing with ‘शब्दे’

• शब्दे: in/at the sound
• शब्दे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• राक्षसीगणाः: the group of ogresses
• राक्षसीगणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसी (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राक्षसीनां गणः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• नाना-प्रहरणः: having various weapons
• नाना-प्रहरणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + प्रहरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (नानाविधं प्रहरणं यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (qualifying implied subject/group)

• घोरः: terrible
• घोरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• समेयात्: would assemble
• समेयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; ‘would/should come together’

• अन्तक-उपमः: like Death (Yama)
• अन्तक-उपमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अन्तकस्य उपमः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

Context

"If Sita screams, the horde of terrific ogresses will at once gather, armed with dreadful weapons like Yama, the god of death.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rākṣasīs
• Antaka (Death personified)

FAQs

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

Dharma as protective foresight: one must avoid triggering violence against the innocent and against oneself when the mission serves a righteous end.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān foresees that a single alarm by Sītā would immediately summon armed guards, escalating danger.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Strategic caution—he anticipates chain reactions and plans to prevent them.