Shloka 28

रावणस्य परिव्राजकवेषेण सीतासमीपगमनम्

Ravana Approaches Sita Disguised as a Mendicant

Devanagari script

नेह गच्छन्ति गन्धर्वा न देवा न च किन्नराः।राक्षसानामयं वासः कथं नु त्वमिहागता।।।।

Transliteration

neha gacchanti gandharvā na devā na ca kinnarāḥ |

rākṣasānām ayaṃ vāsaḥ kathaṃ nu tvam ihāgatā ||

Translation

ที่นี่มิใช่ที่ที่คันธรรพ์จะมา มิใช่ที่ของเหล่าเทพ และคินนรก็มิได้ย่างกราย ที่นี่เป็นถิ่นพำนักของพวกรากษส—แล้วท่านมาถึงที่นี่ได้อย่างไรเล่า

Word by Word

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

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• gacchanti: go/come
• gacchanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• gandharvāḥ: Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative plural

• na: nor
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative plural

• na: nor
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

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

• kinnarāḥ: Kinnaras
• kinnarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kinnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative plural

• rākṣasānām: of demons
• rākṣasānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun, Nominative singular

• vāsaḥ: dwelling-place
• vāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• katham: how
• katham: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• nu: indeed/then
• nu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनुनय-अव्यय (emphatic/interrogative particle)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• āgatā: (have) come
• āgatā: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; used predicatively with tvam

Context

There are monkeys, lions, panthers, tigers, hyenas, bears, kanka birds and other wild animals here. How is it that you are not afraid of them?

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Devas
• Kinnaras
• Rākṣasas
• Daṇḍaka forest (implied by setting)

FAQs

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

It underscores prudent awareness: dharma includes recognizing dangerous contexts and not being naïve about who inhabits a place.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa questions how Sītā arrived in a rākṣasa-haunted region, continuing his probing conversation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The ideal of mindful caution is raised—especially relevant when one is alone and approached by strangers.