Shloka 24

आभरण-प्रत्यभिज्ञानम्

Recognition of Sītā’s Ornaments

Devanagari script

ततस्तु राघवो वाक्यं सुग्रीवमिदमब्रवीत्4.6.23।।ब्रूहि सुग्रीव कं देशं ह्रियन्ती लक्षिता त्वया।रक्षसा रौद्ररूपेण मम प्राणैः प्रिया प्रिया4.6.24।।

Transliteration

kva vā vasati tad rakṣo mahad vyasanadaṃ mama |

yan-nimittam ahaṃ sarvān nāśayiṣyāmi rākṣasān || 4.6.25 ||

Translation

నాపై ఈ మహా విపత్తును తెచ్చిన ఆ రాక్షసుడు ఎక్కడ నివసిస్తున్నాడు? అతని కారణంగానే నేను సమస్త రాక్షసులను నాశనం చేస్తాను.

Word by Word

• kva: where
• kva: Deśa-praśna (देश-प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb: where)

• vā: indeed/or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (particle: or/indeed)

• vasati: dwells/lives
• vasati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘rakṣaḥ’ विशेषणम्

• rakṣaḥ: demon
• rakṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (often treated as n.), प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘vyasanadam’ विशेषणम्

• vyasanadam: causing calamity
• vyasanadam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyasana-da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (व्यसनं ददाति इति)

• mama: to me/my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• yat: whose/which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative)

• nimittam: cause/reason
• nimittam: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nimitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘rākṣasān’ विशेषणम्

• nāśayiṣyāmi: I will destroy
• nāśayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √naś (causative: nāśayati) (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रेरण (causative) धातु; लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• rākṣasān: demons
• rākṣasān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Context

Then Rama said to Sugriva,.'Tell me, O Sugriva, to which region that fiercelooking demon has carried away my Sita, who is dearer than my life.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Rakshasa (abductor)
• Rakshasas

FAQs

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

Protection of the innocent and punishment of wrongdoing: Rama frames retaliation as restoration against adharma, grounded in locating the wrongdoer first.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama demands to know the abductor’s dwelling place and declares his intent to annihilate the rākṣasa threat.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṣātra-dharma (warrior duty): decisive commitment to confront evil once identified.