Shloka 71

रामलक्षणवर्णनम्

Description of Rama and Lakshmana; Alliance Narrative to Sita

Devanagari script

लङ्का चापि मया रात्रौ प्रविष्टा राक्षसाकुला।रावणश्च मया दृष्टस्त्वं च शोकपरिप्लुता।।।।

Transliteration

laṅkā cāpi mayā rātrau praviṣṭā rākṣasākulā |

rāvaṇaś ca mayā dṛṣṭas tvaṃ ca śokapariplutā ||

Translation

കൂടാതെ ഞാൻ രാത്രിയിൽ രാക്ഷസന്മാർ നിറഞ്ഞ ലങ്കയിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു; ഞാൻ രാവണനെ കണ്ടു, ദുഃഖത്തിൽ മുങ്ങിയ നിന്നെയും കണ്ടു.

Word by Word

• लङ्का: Laṅkā
• लङ्का: Karma (कर्म; object with passive predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (also/even)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• प्रविष्टा: entered
• प्रविष्टा: Kriya (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; लङ्का इति सह लिङ्ग-साम्य (entered)

• राक्षसाकुला: filled with demons
• राक्षसाकुला: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राक्षसाकुल (प्रातिपदिक; राक्षस + आकुल)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; लङ्का इति विशेषणम्

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karma (कर्म; object with passive predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्टः: seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; रावणः इति सह (seen)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता; subject of implied 'asi')
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• शोकपरिप्लुता: immersed in sorrow
• शोकपरिप्लुता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोकपरिप्लुत (प्रातिपदिक; शोक + परि + प्लुत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; त्वम् इति विशेषणम्

Context

"I entered at night the city of Lanka teeming with demons and saw Ravana and saw you immersed in sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• Laṅkā
• Rākṣasas
• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā
• Hanumān

FAQs

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

Satya as truthful reporting: Hanumān presents verified facts—what he personally saw—so that Sītā can trust the message and regain steadiness.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān informs Sītā that he infiltrated Laṅkā at night, observed Rāvaṇa, and found Sītā grieving.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fearless discretion and empathy—he enters a hostile city carefully, then acknowledges Sītā’s suffering with compassion.