Shloka 22

शूर्पणखाया आगमनम्

Surpanakha Approaches Rama

Devanagari script

श्रूयतां राम वक्ष्यामि तत्त्वार्थं वचनं मम। 3.17.21।।अहं शूर्पणखा नाम राक्षसी कामरूपिणी।अरण्यं विचरामीदमेका सर्वभयङ्करा।।3.17.22।।

Transliteration

araṇyaṃ vicarāmīdam ekā sarvabhayaṅkarā ||

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าเพียงลำพังท่องไปในป่าแห่งนี้ เป็นที่หวาดกลัวแก่สรรพชีวิตทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• rāvaṇaḥ: Ravana
• rāvaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Viśeṣaṇa (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थे

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

• bhrātā: brother
• bhrātā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• balīyān: stronger; very strong
• balīyān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; तुलनात्मक-रूप (comparative)

• rākṣaseśvaraḥ: lord of the demons
• rākṣaseśvaraḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (rākṣasānām īśvaraḥ)

• vīraḥ: heroic
• vīraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• viśravasaḥ: of Visravas
• viśravasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśravas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• yadi: if
• yadi: Upapatti (उपपत्ति/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त (conditional particle: "if")

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचनम्; अत्र—षष्ठी ("your")

• śrotram: ear; hearing
• śrotram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• āgataḥ: has reached; has been heard
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + gam (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; उपपद-प्रयोगः—"has reached (your) ear"

Context

My name is Surpanakha. I am a demoness who can assume any form at will, I move in this forest alone, unleashing a reign of terror.

Characters & Entities

• Śūrpaṇakhā
• forest (araṇya)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the opposite of dharma: intimidation and predation as a way of life, which destabilizes the moral order of the forest-world.

What is the narrative situation?

Śūrpaṇakhā continues describing herself, boasting of solitary movement and her fearsome reputation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a trait: pride in power and fear-inducing dominance.