Shloka 29

शूर्पणखाया आगमनम्

Surpanakha Approaches Rama

Devanagari script

ततः पर्वतशृङ्गाणि वनानि विविधानि च।।।।पश्यन्सह मया कान्त दण्डकान्विचरिष्यसि।

Transliteration

tataḥ parvataśṛṅgāṇi vanāni vividhāni ca | paśyan saha mayā kānta daṇḍakān vicariṣyasi |

Translation

“ତାପରେ, ହେ କାନ୍ତ, ମୋ ସହିତ ତୁମେ ଦଣ୍ଡକାରଣ୍ୟରେ ବିଚରିବ; ପର୍ବତଶିଖର ଓ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ବନମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ପାଇବ।”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thereafter)

• parvataśṛṅgāṇi: mountain-peaks
• parvataśṛṅgāṇi: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata + śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पर्वतानां शृङ्गाणि’

• vanāni: forests
• vanāni: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• vividhāni: various
• vividhāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (vanāni/parvataśṛṅgāṇi इत्यस्य)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• paśyan: seeing (while seeing)
• paśyan: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश्-धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पश्यन्’ = ‘while seeing’

• saha: with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय

• mayā: with me
• mayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kānta: O beloved
• kānta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• daṇḍakān: the Dandaka (forests)
• daṇḍakān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; देशनाम (proper noun: Dandaka region/forests)

• vicariṣyasi: you will roam
• vicariṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + car (चर्-धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

Surpanakha, sister of the tenheaded demon (Ravana) approached Rama shining like a god.

Characters & Entities

• Śūrpaṇakhā
• Rāma
• Daṇḍaka (forest)

FAQs

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

Dharma upholds rightful relationships; the verse shows temptation framed as pleasure, but it is ethically disordered because it ignores Rāma’s marital vow and duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Śūrpaṇakhā attempts to entice Rāma with a romantic promise of wandering together in the forest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The implied virtue is fidelity and self-control—resisting persuasion that contradicts truth (satya) and marital dharma.