Shloka 17

पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम्

Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka

Devanagari script

विमानेनापिगत्वातुसीतात्रिजटयासह ।ददर्शवानराणांतुसर्वंसैन्यंनिपातितम् ।।।।

Transliteration

vimānenāpi gatvā tu sītā trijaṭayā saha | dadarśa vānarāṇāṃ tu sarvaṃ sainyaṃ nipātitam ||

Translation

Viajando no carro aéreo com Trijaṭā, Sītā viu todo o exército dos vānaras caído, prostrado no chão.

Word by Word

• प्रहृष्टमनसः: of the delighted-minded
• प्रहृष्टमनसः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट-मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (यस्य मनः प्रहृष्टम् = whose mind is delighted); षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् to 'पिशिताशनान्'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अपि: also
• अपि: वाक्यालङ्कार
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पिशिताशनान्: the flesh-eaters (Rakshasas)
• पिशिताशनान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशित-आशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पिशितं अश्नन्ति = flesh-eaters); द्वितीया, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• वानरान्: the Vanaras
• वानरान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अतिदुःखार्तान्: greatly distressed
• अतिदुःखार्तान्: कर्म (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-दुःख-आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अतिदुःखेन आर्ताः = afflicted by great sorrow); द्वितीया, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् to 'वानरान्'

• रामलक्ष्मणपार्श्वतः: near the side of Rama and Lakshmana
• रामलक्ष्मणपार्श्वतः: अधिकरण (Locative sense: near)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: राम-लक्ष्मण-पार्श्व + तस् (अव्यय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रामलक्ष्मणयोः पार्श्वम्); तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'from/at the side of'

Context

Sita and Trijata flying on the Pushpaka saw all the fallen Vanara army.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Trijaṭā
• Vānara army

FAQs

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

It points to the cost of war and the duty to resist adharma: the fallen allies represent sacrifice in support of righteous cause, even amid deceptive appearances.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā is flown over the battlefield and sees the vānaras apparently defeated and fallen.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The vānaras’ loyalty and courage are implied through their willingness to fight for Rāma’s righteous mission.