Shloka 5

जटायुरुपदेशः — Jatāyu Confronts Rāvaṇa

Ethical Admonition and Challenge

Devanagari script

तस्यैषा लोकनाथस्य धर्मपत्नी यशस्विनी।सीता नाम वरारोहा यां त्वं हर्तुमिहेच्छसि।।।।

Transliteration

tasyaiṣā lokanāthasya dharmapatnī yaśasvinī |

sītā nāma varārohā yāṃ tvaṃ hartum ihecchasi ||

Translation

ଏହି ଲୋକନାଥ ଶ୍ରୀରାମଙ୍କ ଯଶସ୍ୱିନୀ ଧର୍ମପତ୍ନୀ ‘ସୀତା’ ନାମର ବରାରୋହା—ଯାହାକୁ ତୁମେ ଏଠାରୁ ହରିନେବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁଛ।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (demonstrative pronoun)

• लोकनाथस्य: of the lord of the world
• लोकनाथस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka-nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: लोकस्य नाथः; Pumliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• धर्मपत्नी: lawful wife
• धर्मपत्नी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma-patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: धर्मेण (विधिना) पत्नी/पत्नी; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• यशस्विनी: illustrious
• यशस्विनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; possessive adjective

• सीता: Sītā
• सीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (proper noun)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; naming particle

• वरारोहा: beautiful-limbed/beautiful lady
• वरारोहा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara-ārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: वरम् (सुन्दरम्) आरोहणम्/आरोहा यस्याः; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• याम्: whom
• याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana (relative pronoun)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā, Ekavacana (2nd person pronoun)

• हर्तुम्: to take away
• हर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Tumun-infinitive (तुमुन्), avyaya; expresses purpose

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-avyaya (देश-अव्यय), adverb

• इच्छसि: desire
• इच्छसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd/मध्यमपुरुष), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

Context

What can I do? O mean fellow! the two princes have gone far away.You will soon be destroyed out of fear for them. There is no doubt.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

The sanctity of lawful marriage (dharma-patnī) and the moral prohibition against abducting another’s spouse—especially through force or deceit.

What is the narrative situation?

Jatāyu identifies Sītā to Rāvaṇa and frames the abduction as a direct assault on dharma and social order.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective righteousness: Jatāyu speaks as a guardian of moral boundaries and familial honor.