Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अदृष्टपूर्वं तं दृष्ट्वा नानारत्नमयं मृगम्।।3.42.35।।विस्मयं परमं सीता जगाम जनकात्मजा।

Transliteration

adṛṣṭapūrvaṁ taṁ dṛṣṭvā nānāratnamayaṁ mṛgam | vismayaṁ paramaṁ sītā jagāma janakātmajā || 3.42.35 ||

Translation

Ao ver aquele cervo nunca antes visto, cravejado de muitas espécies de gemas, Sītā, filha de Janaka, foi tomada do mais alto assombro.

Word by Word

• adṛṣṭapūrvam: never seen before
• adṛṣṭapūrvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-dṛṣṭa + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (pūrvam adṛṣṭam), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of mṛgam)

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having seen’

• nānāratnamayam: made of various gems
• nānāratnamayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā + ratna + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (nānāratnaiḥ mayaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of mṛgam)

• mṛgam: deer
• mṛgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vismayam: wonder/astonishment
• vismayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• paramam: great/very much
• paramam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of vismayam)

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jagāma: experienced/attained
• jagāma: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; भावार्थे ‘attained/experienced’

• janakātmajā: daughter of Janaka
• janakātmajā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka + ātmajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (janakasya ātmajā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to sītā

Context

Act according to my wish. It befits your valour. You were a different demon earlier. Now you are Maricha.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Janaka

FAQs

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

The verse underscores the need for steadiness of mind: wonder at rare objects can cloud judgment, so dharma depends on inner discipline and truth-oriented discernment.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā becomes deeply captivated by the unprecedented jeweled deer, which will soon prompt her request to capture it.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Innocent openness—Sītā’s receptive, trusting nature, which (in the narrative) becomes vulnerable to deception.