Shloka 34

सीतया लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम् — Sita urges Lakshmana to seek Rama

The crisis of the ‘distressed voice’

Devanagari script

निमित्तानि च घोराणि यानि प्रादुर्भवन्ति मे।।3.45.34।।अपि त्वां सह रामेण पश्येयं पुनरागतः।न वेत्येतन्न जानामि वैदेहि जनकात्मजे।।3.45.35।।

Transliteration

nimittāni ca ghorāṇi yāni prādurbhavanti me ||3.45.34||

Translation

ลางร้ายอันน่าสะพรึงกำลังปรากฏแก่ข้า

Word by Word

• nimittāni: omens
• nimittāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nimitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (neut nom pl)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• ghōrāṇi: terrible
• ghōrāṇi: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghōra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (neut nom pl); विशेषणम् (nimittāni)

• yāni: which
• yāni: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (neut nom pl); विशेषणम् (nimittāni)

• prādurbhavanti: appear/manifest
• prādurbhavanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prādur-bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd pl)

• mē: to me/of me
• mē: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (gen sg)

• api: perhaps/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि (even/perhaps)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc sg)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगार्थक अव्यय (with)

• rāmēṇa: with Rama
• rāmēṇa: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (masc instr sg)

• paśyēyam: might I see
• paśyēyam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिङ्-लकार (optative/potential), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन (1st sg)

• punarāgataḥ: having returned again
• punarāgataḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: punar (अव्यय) + āgata (प्रातिपदिक/कृतान्त)
• Form: आगत (kta-प्रत्ययान्त PPP of ā-gam), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc nom sg); विशेषणम् (aham—implicit)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/विचारसूचक अव्यय

• etat: this (matter)
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neut acc sg)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• jānāmi: I know
• jānāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन (1st sg)

• vaidēhi: O Vaidehi
• vaidēhi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidēhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन (voc sg)

• janakātmajē: O daughter of Janaka
• janakātmajē: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka + ātmajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (janakasya ātmajā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन (voc sg)

Context

O daughter of Janaka! O princess from Videha, I see dreadful omens. I do not know whether I will see you when I am back with Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Mindfulness in crisis: recognizing danger-signs urges careful, responsible action rather than complacency.

What is the narrative situation?

As Lakṣmaṇa prepares to leave, he senses ominous portents, foreshadowing impending calamity.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Alertness and discernment—Lakṣmaṇa reads the situation as dangerous and uncertain.