Shloka 29

अभिज्ञानमणि

प्रदानम् — The Signet Jewel as Proof and the Consolation of Sita

Devanagari script

बलैस्समग्रैर्यदि मां रावणं जित्य संयुगे।विजयी स्वपुरं यायात्तत्तस्य सदृशं भवेत्।।।।

Transliteration

balaiḥ samagrair yadi māṃ rāvaṇaṃ jitvā saṃyuge | vijayī svapuraṃ yāyāt tat tasya sadṛśaṃ bhavet ||

Translation

അവന്‍ തന്റെ സമഗ്ര സൈന്യബലങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ യുദ്ധത്തില്‍ രാവണനെ ജയിച്ച്, വിജയിയായി എന്നെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ട് സ്വന്തം നഗരത്തിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങുകയാണെങ്കില്‍, അത് അവനു യോജിച്ചതായിരിക്കും.

Word by Word

• बलैः: with forces/armies
• बलैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समग्रैः: entire/complete
• समग्रैः: Karana (करण; agrees with बलैः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; agrees with बलैः

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रावणम्: Ravana
• रावणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), 'having conquered'

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'in battle'

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'victorious' (implied subject: he)

• स्वपुरम्: his own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः: स्वं पुरम्

• यायात्: might go / could reach
• यायात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• तत्: that (would be)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता; subject of भवेत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative 'that'

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'of him'

• सदृशम्: befitting / worthy
• सदृशम्: Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with तत्

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada

Context

"It would be worthy of Rama if he with his entire army emerges victorious over Ravanain a battle and takes me to his city.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• Rāvaṇa
• Battle (Saṃyuga)
• Rāma (implied as the victorious one)
• Ayodhyā (implied by 'his own city')

FAQs

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

Dharma is the restoration of justice through rightful means: Sītā frames her rescue as properly achieved through defeating wrongdoing (Rāvaṇa) in a righteous conflict, not by a merely private extraction.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā expresses the ideal outcome: Rāma should come with his full alliance, defeat Rāvaṇa, and take her back in a victory that re-establishes moral order.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s royal responsibility and moral legitimacy—victory that is ‘worthy of him’ means consistent with satya, dharma, and kingly duty.