Shloka 15

Devanagari script

यामोषधिमिवायुष्मन्नन्वेषसि महावने।सा देवी मम च प्राणा रावणेनोभयं हृतम्।।।।

Transliteration

yām oṣadhim ivāyuṣmann anveṣasi mahāvane | sā devī mama ca prāṇā rāvaṇenobhayaṃ hṛtam ||

Translation

ໂອ ຜູ້ມີອາຍຸຍືນ, ຜູ້ທີ່ທ່ານຊອກຫາໃນປ່າໃຫຍ່ນີ້ ດັ່ງຄົ້ນຫາຢາສະຫມຸນໄພ—ນາງເທວີນັ້ນ ແລະຊີວິດຂອງຂ້າດ້ວຍ; ທັງສອງຖືກຣາວະນະຊິງໄປແລ້ວ।

Word by Word

• yām: whom
• yām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Eka-vacana

• oṣadhim: a medicinal herb
• oṣadhim: Upamāna (उपमान; in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṣadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः; simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya, indeclinable

• āyuṣman: O long-lived one
• āyuṣman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyuṣmant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Eka-vacana

• anveṣasi: you search for
• anveṣasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anviṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्; present), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Eka-vacana

• mahāvane: in the great forest
• mahāvane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-vana (प्रातिपदिक; components: mahā + vana)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (महावन = ‘great forest’), Napuṃsakliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Eka-vacana

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Eka-vacana

• devī: the queen/lady
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः; possession)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Eka-vacana; genitive

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः; coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपातः), indeclinable

• prāṇāḥ: (my) lives/vital breaths
• prāṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahu-vacana (plural)

• rāvaṇena: by Ravana
• rāvaṇena: Kartṛ (कर्ता; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Eka-vacana

• ubhayam: both (of them)
• ubhayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napuṃsakliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Eka-vacana; here object of hṛtam (passive)

• hṛtam: has been taken away
• hṛtam: Kriyā (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle used as passive predicate (क्त-प्रत्यय; कर्मणि), Napuṃsakliṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; agrees with ubhayam

Context

O Long-lived one ! she who you are searching in the forest like herbal medicine has been carried away by Ravana along with my life.

Characters & Entities

• Jatāyu
• Rāma
• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa
• Forest (mahāvana)

FAQs

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

Speaking satya as a witness is dharma: Jatāyu, even while dying, prioritizes truthful disclosure to aid righteous action.

What is the narrative situation?

Jatāyu identifies Rāvaṇa as the abductor and tells Rāma that Sītā has been carried away, while Jatāyu’s own life is ebbing.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Jatāyu’s self-sacrifice and integrity—he fought for Sītā and now offers truthful guidance at the cost of his life.