Shloka 25

अष्टत्रिंशः सर्गः — मारीचोपदेशः

Maricha’s Warning and the Memory of Rama’s Power

Devanagari script

हर्म्यप्रासादसम्बाधां नानारत्नविभूषिताम्।द्रक्ष्यसि त्वं पुरीं लङ्कां विनष्टां मैथिलीकृते।।3.38.25।।

Transliteration

harmyaprāsādasambādhāṃ nānāratnavibhūṣitām | drakṣyasi tvaṃ purīṃ laṅkāṃ vinaṣṭāṃ maithilīkṛte || 3.38.25 ||

Translation

മാളികകളും പ്രാസാദങ്ങളും നിറഞ്ഞു കവിഞ്ഞ, നാനാരത്നങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ട ലങ്കാപുരിയെ—മൈഥിലിക്കുവേണ്ടി നശിച്ച നിലയിൽ—നീ കാണും.

Word by Word

• harmya-prāsāda-sambādhām: crowded with mansions and palaces
• harmya-prāsāda-sambādhām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harmya (प्रातिपदिक) + prāsāda (प्रातिपदिक) + sambādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'crowded/filled with mansions and palaces'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; adjective qualifying 'purīm/laṅkām'

• nānā-ratna-vibhūṣitām: adorned with many gems
• nānā-ratna-vibhūṣitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/विशेषण) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'adorned with various gems'; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; adjective qualifying 'purīm/laṅkām'

• drakṣyasi: you will see
• drakṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• purīm: the city
• purīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• laṅkām: Lanka
• laṅkām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; in apposition to 'purīm'

• vinaṣṭām: ruined/destroyed
• vinaṣṭām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-naś (धातु) + vinaṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; adjective qualifying 'purīm/laṅkām'

• maithilī-kṛte: for Maithili's sake (for Sita)
• maithilī-kṛte: Prayojana (प्रयोजन) (purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithilī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (sense: 'for the sake of Maithilī'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; idiomatic locative of purpose (कृते)

Context

Even without committing any sin those pure souls because they keep company with sinners will be destroyed for the sins of others just like fishes in a pool of serpents.

Characters & Entities

• Laṅkā
• Rāvaṇa
• Maithilī (Sītā)

FAQs

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

Violation of another’s rightful bonds (abduction/violation of marital and personal sanctity) brings destruction upon one’s own realm.

What is the narrative situation?

Kabandha foretells that Laṅkā’s splendor will be ruined due to Rāvaṇa’s actions connected with Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fidelity to righteous boundaries (maryādā) is implied; transgressing them triggers catastrophic consequences.