Shloka 14

पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम्

Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka

Devanagari script

ततःपुष्पकमारोप्यसीतांत्रिजटयासह ।।।।जग्मुर्दर्शयितुंतस्यैराक्षस्योरामलक्ष्मणौ ।

Transliteration

tataḥ puṣpakam āropya sītāṃ trijaṭayā saha | jagmur darśayituṃ tasyai rākṣasyo rāmalakṣmaṇau ||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ത്രിജടയോടുകൂടെ സീതയെ പുഷ്പകവിമാനത്തിൽ ഇരുത്തി, രാക്ഷസീകൾ അവൾക്കു രാമലക്ഷ്മണരെ കാണിക്കുവാൻ പോയി.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक

• पुष्पकम्: Pushpaka (car)
• पुष्पकम्: कर्म (Object with gerund)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• आरोप्य: having seated (her)
• आरोप्य: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-रुह्/आ-रोपय् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्यय (Gerund), 'having made (someone) mount/placed upon'

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• त्रिजटया: with Trijata
• त्रिजटया: सहकारक (Sahakari/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिजटा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• दर्शयितुम्: to show
• दर्शयितुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + णिच् + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (Infinitive), 'to show' (causative sense: to cause to see)

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: सम्प्रदान (Sampradana/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• राक्षस्यः: the demonesses
• राक्षस्यः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• रामलक्ष्मणौ: Rama and Lakshmana
• रामलक्ष्मणौ: कर्म (Object of 'दर्शयितुम्')
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative); द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन (Dual), पुंलिङ्ग

Context

Thereafter the Rakshasas along with Trijata went to Sita and made her ascend Pushpaka to see Rama and Lakshmana.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Trijaṭā
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Puṣpaka (vimāna)
• rākṣasī women

FAQs

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

Dharma rejects causing despair through staged appearances; the episode underscores how truth (satya) is weaponized by adharma through deception.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā, accompanied by Trijaṭā, is taken by air to be shown the battlefield scene involving Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Trijaṭā’s supportive presence hints at compassion and moral sensitivity even among the rākṣasas.