Shloka 5

Devanagari script

पतित्वममराणां वा पृथिव्याश्चापि लक्ष्मण।तां विना तपनीयाभां नेच्छेयं जनकात्मजाम्।।।।

Transliteration

patitvam amarāṇāṃ vā pṛthivyāś cāpi lakṣmaṇa |

tāṃ vinā tapanīyābhāṃ neccheyaṃ janakātmajām ||

Translation

ഹേ ലക്ഷ്മണാ! തപ്തസ്വർണ്ണസമമായ കാന്തിയുള്ള ജനകാത്മജയെ കൂടാതെ എനിക്ക് ദേവാധിപത്യവും വേണ്ട, ഭൂമിയുടെ സാമ്രാജ്യവും വേണ്ട.

Word by Word

• पतित्वम्: lordship
• पतित्वम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of iccheyam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतित्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अमराणाम्: of the gods
• अमराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of whom lordship)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: निपात (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• पृथिव्याः: of the earth
• पृथिव्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of the earth)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• लक्ष्मण: O Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मण: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: अपादान/वियोग (Separation with vinā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: सम्बन्ध (Relational marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय governing द्वितीया

• तपनीयाभाम्: golden-hued
• तपनीयाभाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपनीय + आभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘तपनीय-आभा’ (golden-lustrous) qualifying जनकात्मजाम्

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• इच्छेयम्: I would desire
• इच्छेयम्: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; with न = ‘I would not desire’

• जनकात्मजाम्: Janaka’s daughter (Sita)
• जनकात्मजाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of iccheyam; also object of vinā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक + आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘जनकस्य आत्मजा’

Context

O Lakshmana! I desire no lordship of the gods or of the entire earth without that daughter of Janaka, that lady of golden complexion.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sita
• Janaka
• Amaras (gods)
• Earth (Pṛthivī)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is steadfast marital fidelity and right prioritization: Rama rejects even cosmic or earthly power if it is separated from righteous companionship with Sita.

What is the narrative situation?

Sita has been abducted; Rama, overwhelmed by grief, declares that kingship and glory are meaningless to him without her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Single-minded devotion and integrity (ananya-bhakti to one’s rightful spouse), alongside detachment from worldly ambition.