Shloka 67

Devanagari script

अनाथो हृतराज्योऽयं रावणेन च धर्षितः।दीनो दूरगृहः कामी मां चैव शरणं गतः।।इत्येतैः कारणैस्सौम्य सुग्रीवस्य दुरात्मनः।अहं वानरराजस्य परिभूतः परन्तप।।

Transliteration

anātho hṛtarājyo 'yaṃ rāvaṇena ca dharṣitaḥ | dīno dūragṛhaḥ kāmī māṃ caiva śaraṇaṃ gataḥ ||

ityetaiḥ kāraṇaiḥ saumya sugrīvasya durātmanaḥ | ahaṃ vānararājasya paribhūtaḥ parantapa ||

Translation

‘ఇతడు అనాథుడు, రాజ్యాన్ని కోల్పోయినవాడు, రావణునిచే అవమానింపబడినవాడు; దీనుడు, ఇంటి నుండి దూరమైనవాడు, ప్రేమవేదనతో తపించేవాడు, నా శరణు పొందినవాడు’—ఇలాంటి కారణాలతో, సౌమ్యా, ఆ దురాత్ముడైన వానరరాజు సుగ్రీవుడు, హే పరంతపా, నన్ను అవమానిస్తున్నాడు।

Word by Word

• anāthaḥ: helpless
• anāthaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• hṛta-rājyaḥ: one whose kingdom is taken away
• hṛta-rājyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛta (कृदन्त) + rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः (hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ yasya)

• ayam: this (man)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम

• rāvaṇena: by Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक

• dharṣitaḥ: outraged, violated
• dharṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• dīnaḥ: miserable
• dīnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• dūra-gṛhaḥ: far from home
• dūra-gṛhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); बहुव्रीहिः (yasya gṛhaṃ dūre = whose home is far/away from home)

• kāmī: desirous, lovesick
• kāmī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक

• eva: indeed, also
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• gataḥ: has sought, has gone to
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); ‘has gone/has resorted’

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उक्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• etaiḥ: by these
• etaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (plural); सर्वनाम, विशेषणरूपेण

• kāraṇaiḥ: reasons
• kāraṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• saumya: O gentle one
• saumya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• sugrīvasya: of Sugrīva
• sugrīvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• durātmanaḥ: of the evil-minded (one)
• durātmanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः (durātmā = evil-minded)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम

• vānara-rājasya: of the monkey-king
• vānara-rājasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः (vānārāṇāṃ rājā = king of monkeys)

• paribhūtaḥ: am slighted
• paribhūtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + bhū (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); ‘insulted/slighted’

• parantapa: O scorcher of foes
• parantapa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parantapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

Context

'O gentle one! although I am a vanquisher of foes, this evil-minded king of monkeys is slighting me because I am away from home, I have lost my kingdom, I am outraged by Ravana, I am miserable and love-sick and I have sought his help.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sugrīva
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma condemns contempt toward the vulnerable and those who seek refuge; power must not be used to humiliate, and allies must honor obligations despite another’s misfortune.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma explains that Sugrīva is disregarding him, seemingly judging him by his current miseries (exile, loss, separation), even though Rāma came as an ally and refuge-seeker.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s commitment to satya and justice—he names the moral failure (ingratitude and disdain) rather than accepting it silently.