Shloka 27

अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Maricha’s Mimic Cry and the Rama–Lakshmana–Sita Confrontation

Devanagari script

शराहतेनैव तदार्तया गिरा स्वरं समालम्ब्य सुदूरसुश्रवम्।उदाहृतं तद्वचनं सुदारुणं त्वमागतो येन विहाय मैथिलीम्।।।।

Transliteration

śarāhatenaiva tadārtayā girā svaraṃ samālambya sudūra-suśravam |

udāhṛtaṃ tad-vacanaṃ sudāruṇaṃ tvam āgato yena vihāya maithilīm ||

Translation

Assim que foi ferido pela flecha, na aflição tomou a tua voz—audível mesmo de muito longe—e proferiu aquelas palavras terríveis. Foi ao ouvi-las que vieste aqui, deixando Maithilī.

Word by Word

• śara-āhatena: by one struck by an arrow
• śara-āhatena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक) + āhata (प्रातिपदिक; from √han)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (śareṇa āhataḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• tad-ārtayā: with that distressed
• tad-ārtayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + ārtā (प्रातिपदिक; from √ṛ)
• Form: कर्मधारय (tadā ārtā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; qualifies girā

• girā: voice/speech
• girā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• svaram: tone/voice
• svaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• samālambya: having adopted/assumed
• samālambya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√lamb (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• sudūra-suśravam: audible from very far
• sudūra-suśravam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-dūra (प्रातिपदिक) + su-śrava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; qualifies svaram

• udāhṛtam: uttered
• udāhṛtam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-ā-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; agrees with vacanam

• tad: that
• tad: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; determiner of vacanam

• vacanam: words
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sudāruṇam: very dreadful
• sudāruṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies vacanam

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• āgataḥ: came
• āgataḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; with tvam

• yena: by which
• yena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental of cause ‘by which’

• vihāya: having left
• vihāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√hā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• maithilīm: Maithilī (Sītā)
• maithilīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithilī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

Uttered loudly, 'Alas Sita, Alas, Lakshmana, save me', as if these were the words of your noble self, reached Sita's ears.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Maithili (Sita)
• Rakshasa (Maricha implied)
• Arrow

FAQs

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

Dharma emphasizes discernment and adherence to rightful duty even amid emotional shock; deceptive cries can be engineered to break protective obligations.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama explains that the rākṣasa, when wounded, imitated Rama’s voice to lure Lakṣmaṇa away—leading to Sītā being left alone.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s commitment to truth (satya) through clear causal explanation, and his insistence on duty-based decision-making rather than panic.