Shloka 32

दनु-शापकथा तथा सीताहरण-प्रश्नः

Danu’s Curse Narrative and Rama’s Inquiry about Sita

Devanagari script

तेन सख्यं च कर्तव्यं न्याय्यवृत्तेन राघव।।3.71.32।।कल्पयिष्यति ते प्रीतस्साहाय्यं लघुविक्रमः।

Transliteration

tena sakhyaṃ ca kartavyaṃ nyāyya-vṛttena rāghava | kalpayiṣyati te prītaḥ sāhāyyaṃ laghu-vikramaḥ ||

Translation

ஓ ராகவா, நீதியுள்ள நடத்தையால் அவனுடன் நட்பு கொள்ள வேண்டும்; அவன் மகிழ்ந்தால் அந்த விரைவுப் பராக்கிரம வீரன் உனக்கு உதவி அளிப்பான்.

Word by Word

• tena: with him
• tena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• sakhyam: friendship
• sakhyam: Karma (कर्म; with kartavyam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (समुच्चय)

• kartavyam: should be made
• kartavyam: Vidhi (विधि/obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Tavya-pratyaya (तव्य/gerundive), Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; obligation ‘should be done’

• nyāyya-vṛttena: with the righteous-conducted (one)
• nyāyya-vṛttena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nyāyya-vṛtta (न्याय्य + वृत्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of tena; ‘with one of righteous conduct’

• rāghava: O Rāghava
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• kalpayiṣyati: will arrange/provide
• kalpayiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kalp (कल्प् धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (Future), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• te: for you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana

• prītaḥ: pleased
• prītaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (participial predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prī (प्री धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त/PPP), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate of laghuvikramaḥ

• sāhāyyam: help
• sāhāyyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhāyya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• laghu-vikramaḥ: the swift-in-action one
• laghu-vikramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laghu-vikrama (लघु + विक्रम) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘one whose prowess is swift’

Context

O Rama! you should establish friendship with him in a just manner. That hero of swift action will help you when he is pleased.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Rāghava)

FAQs

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

Dharma in alliances: friendship should be established through fairness and integrity (nyāyya-vṛtti), not manipulation—ethical means create dependable support.

What is the narrative situation?

Kabandha instructs Rama on the next strategic step: seek an ally and secure his help through righteous behavior.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Nyāya (justice) in relationships: winning cooperation by principled conduct.