Shloka 13

रावणस्यात्मप्रशंसा लङ्कावर्णनं च

Ravana’s Self-Praise and the Description of Lanka

Devanagari script

तत्र त्वं वसती सीते राजपुत्रि मया सह।न स्मरिष्यसि नारीणां मानुषीणां मनस्विनि।।।।

Transliteration

tatra tvaṃ vasatī sīte rājaputri mayā saha | na smariṣyasi nārīṇāṃ mānuṣīṇāṃ manasvini ||

Translation

Там, о Сита, царевна, высокодушная, живя со мной, ты и не вспомнишь о женщинах человеческого мира и об их доле.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; युष्मद्-शब्द

• vasatī: residing
• vasatī: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; attendant circumstance)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vas (वस् धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (while residing)

• sīte: O Sita
• sīte: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• rāja-putri: O princess
• rāja-putri: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्ञः पुत्री)

• mayā: with me
• mayā: Sahakāraka (सह/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; अस्मद्-शब्द

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition governing instrumental)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• smariṣyasi: you will remember
• smariṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (स्मृ धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nārīṇām: of women
• nārīṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; of women)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• mānuṣīṇām: human
• mānuṣīṇām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānuṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; विशेषण of nārīṇām

• manasvini: O high-minded lady
• manasvini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

O highminded princess, O Sita while living with me, you will not even think of other women.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma warns against manipulation that isolates a person from their values and community; Rāvaṇa attempts to detach Sītā from her human ties and rightful identity.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa proposes that Sītā live with him in Laṅkā, promising a life so elevated that she would forget ordinary human existence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s dignity (maryādā) and steadfast commitment to her rightful marital dharma are the virtues under pressure.