Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 24, Shloka 20

सीताभर्त्सना

The Ogresses’ Threats to Sita and Her Vow of Fidelity

Devanagari script

ततस्तां विनता नाम राक्षसी भीमदर्शना।।5.24.20।।अब्रवीत्कुपिताकारा कराला निर्णतोदरी।

Transliteration

tatas tāṃ vinatā nāma rākṣasī bhīma-darśanā ॥5.24.20॥

abravīt kupitākārā karālā nirṇatodarī ।

Translation

ထို့နောက် ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ် ရက္ခသီမ ဗိနတာဟူသော နာမရှိသူမ—ရုပ်သဏ္ဌာန်ကြမ်းတမ်း မည်းမှောင်၍ ကြောက်လန့်ဖွယ်၊ ဝမ်းဗိုက်လည်း ချိုင့်ဝင်နေသူမ—ဒေါသထွက်သည့်အမူအရာဖြင့် ပြောဆိုလေ၏။

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विनता: Vinata
• विनता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक-निपात (particle meaning ‘by name’)

• राक्षसी: ogress
• राक्षसी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; जातिवाचक

• भीम-दर्शना: of terrifying appearance
• भीम-दर्शना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (भीमं दर्शनं यस्याः सा)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुपित-आकारा: having an angry look
• कुपित-आकारा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (कुपितः आकारः यस्याः सा)

• कराला: hideous/terrible
• कराला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कराल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• निर्णत-उदरी: with a sunken belly
• निर्णत-उदरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्णत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + उदरिन्/उदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (निर्णतम् उदरं यस्याः सा)

Context

Then a dark ogress called Vinata with a terryfying look, loathsome appearance and a large sunken belly said to Sita:

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Vinatā (rākṣasī)

FAQs

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

The narrative sets up how intimidation is personified; dharma is tested when fearsome agents attempt to bend truth through terror.

What is the narrative situation?

A particular guard, Vinatā, is introduced and begins addressing Sītā directly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s continued resolve is implied as the threats become more personalized and severe.