Shloka 30

अभिज्ञानमणि

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

Devanagari script

शरैस्तु सङ्कुलां कृत्वा लङ्कां परबलार्दनः।मां नयेद्यदि काकुत्स्थः तत्तस्य सदृशं भवेत्।।।।

Transliteration

śarais tu saṅkulāṁ kṛtvā laṅkāṁ parabalārdanaḥ | māṁ nayed yadi kākutsthaḥ tat tasya sadṛśaṁ bhavet ||

Translation

പരബലാർദനനായ കാകുത്സ്ഥൻ തന്റെ ശരങ്ങളാൽ ലങ്കയെ നിറച്ച ശേഷം എന്നെ കൊണ്ടുപോകുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, ആ പ്രവൃത്തി അവനു പൂർണ്ണമായി യോജിച്ചതായിരിക്കും.

Word by Word

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपातः (contrast/emphasis)

• सङ्कुलाम्: crowded/filled (with)
• सङ्कुलाम्: Karma (कर्म; object-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सङ्कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with लङ्काम्

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• लङ्काम्: Lanka
• लङ्काम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परबलार्दनः: destroyer of the enemy army
• परबलार्दनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-बल-अर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: परस्य बलस्य अर्दनः

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नयेत्: might lead/take
• नयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada

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

• काकुत्स्थः: Kakutstha (Rama)
• काकुत्स्थः: Karta (कर्ता; subject of नयेत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकुत्स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

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

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

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

Context

"If Kakutstha (Rama), slayer of the enemy army fills the entire Lanka with his arrows and takes me, then his action will be worthy of him.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Laṅkā

FAQs

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

Dharma is the expectation that righteous power is exercised decisively against adharma: rescue and justice should be achieved in a manner consistent with the hero’s rightful role.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā imagines the proper way Rāma should reclaim her—by confronting Laṅkā and defeating hostile forces—rather than by covert or improper means.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s kṣātra-dharma (warrior-king duty): valor joined with legitimacy and honor in action.