Shloka 48

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

Devanagari script

स त्वां मनुजशार्दूलः क्षिप्रं प्राप्स्यति राघवः।समित्रबान्धवं हत्वा रावणं जनकात्मजे।।।।

Transliteration

sa tvāṁ manujaśārdūlaḥ kṣipraṁ prāpsyati rāghavaḥ | samitrabāndhavaṁ hatvā rāvaṇaṁ janakātmaje ||

Translation

ഹേ ജനകാത്മജേ, മനുഷ്യശാർദൂലനായ രാഘവൻ शीഘ്രം നിന്നെ പ്രാപിക്കും; മിത്രന്മാരും ബന്ധുക്കളും സഹിതം രാവണനെ സംഹരിച്ച ശേഷം।।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative, Singular

• मनुजशार्दूलः: tiger among men
• मनुजशार्दूलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी: ‘tiger among men’), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; epithet of rāghavaḥ

• क्षिप्रम्: soon
• क्षिप्रम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṣipram (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• प्राप्स्यति: will attain / reach
• प्राप्स्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √āp (प्राप्तौ) (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्, periphrastic future), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• राघवः: Rāghava (Rama)
• राघवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समित्रबान्धवम्: together with (his) friends and relatives
• समित्रबान्धवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-mitra + bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (सह-पूर्वपद: ‘with friends and kinsmen’), Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies rāvaṇam (as ‘having/with...’)

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हिंसागत्योः) (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā (क्त्वा) gerund, ‘having killed’

• रावणम्: Rāvaṇa
• रावणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जनकात्मजे: O daughter of Janaka
• जनकात्मजे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka + ātmajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी: ‘Janaka’s daughter’), Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Context

"Oh daughter of Janaka! after killing Ravana, along with his friends and relatives Rama, the tiger among men, will meet you.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sita
• Ravana
• Janaka

FAQs

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

Righteous justice: evil (Ravana’s adharma) must be confronted and removed so that truth and moral order can be restored.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman assures Sita of Rama’s imminent victory and reunion after the defeat of Ravana.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s valor guided by dharma—strength used for protection and restoration, not for conquest.