Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 2

समुद्रतट-प्रयाणम् तथा वेलावन-निवेशः

March to the Seacoast and Encampment at the Shore

Devanagari script

यां निवेदयसे लङ्कां पुरीं भीमस्य रक्षसः ।क्षिप्रमेनां मथिष्यामि सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ।।।।

Transliteration

yāṃ nivedayase laṅkāṃ purīṃ bhīmasya rakṣasaḥ | kṣipram enāṃ mathiṣyāmi satyam etad bravīmi te ||

Translation

நீ கூறும் அந்த லங்கா—அந்தப் பயங்கர ராக்ஷசனின் நகரம்—அதை நான் விரைவில் நசுக்கிவிடுவேன். இதை உனக்கு உண்மையாகச் சொல்கிறேன்।

Word by Word

• सीताम्: Sītā
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• हृत्वा: having abducted
• हृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा/ktvā), indeclinable; prior action

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• मे: of me/my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• जातु: ever/at all
• जातु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jātu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (निपात), meaning "ever/at all"

• क्व: where
• क्व: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्न-अव्यय)

• असौ: that man/he
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• यास्यति: will go
• यास्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (periphrastic future), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• यास्यतः: will go/shall he go (at all)
• यास्यतः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (periphrastic future), 3rd person, Dual (द्विवचन); parasmaipada; used idiomatically with preceding clause (epic repetition)

• सीता: Sītā
• सीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा/ktvā), indeclinable

• अभियानम्: the advance/march
• अभियानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• मे: of me/my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• आशाम्: hope
• आशाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• एष्यति: will attain/come to
• एष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (periphrastic future), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada

• जीविते: in life/for life
• जीविते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• जीवितान्ते: at life's end
• जीवितान्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: "जीवितस्य अन्ते"), Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• अमृतम्: nectar/immortality
• अमृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• स्पृष्ट्वा: having touched
• स्पृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: spṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा/ktvā), indeclinable

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा/ktvā), indeclinable

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle (उपमा-वाचक अव्यय)

• आतुरः: distressed/afflicted
• आतुरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective (implied subject: the abductor)

Context

I will destroy immediately that Lanka of fierce rakshasa, you are telling. I am telling you, this is the truth.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Laṅkā
• rākṣasa (Rāvaṇa implied)

FAQs

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

Satya as dharma: Rāma binds himself to a truthful vow—his promise is not mere emotion but a moral commitment to restore righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

After receiving an account of Laṅkā and its rākṣasa ruler, Rāma declares his intention to destroy the stronghold swiftly.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s truthfulness and unwavering determination in a righteous mission.