Shloka 22

अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Maricha’s Mimic Cry and the Rama–Lakshmana–Sita Confrontation

Devanagari script

जानन्नपि समर्थं मां रक्षसां विनिवारणे।अनेन क्रोधवाक्येन मैथिल्या निस्सृतो भवान्।।।।

Transliteration

jānann api samarthaṃ māṃ rakṣasāṃ vinivāraṇe | anena krodha-vākyena maithilyā nissṛto bhavān ||

Translation

ทั้งที่เจ้ารู้ว่าข้าสามารถขัดขวางเหล่ารากษสได้ แต่เพราะถ้อยคำกริ้วของไมถิลี เจ้าจึงออกมาที่นี่

Word by Word

• jānan: knowing
• jānan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; agreeing with भवान्

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), concessive ‘even’

• samartham: capable
• samartham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samartha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; qualifies मां

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• rakṣasām: of demons
• rakṣasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• vinivāraṇe: in warding off
• vinivāraṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinivāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative of sphere/purpose

• anena: by this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• krodha-vākyena: by an angry statement
• krodha-vākyena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (krodhasya vākyaṃ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• maithilyāḥ: of Maithilī (Sītā)
• maithilyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithilī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• nissṛtaḥ: went out / departed
• nissṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-√sṛ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle), प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; with भवान्

• bhavān: you (honorific)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Context

You have come out of the hermitage provoked by Maithili's angry words, even though you are aware that I am capable of warding off the demons.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Maithilī (Sītā)
• rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Dharma prioritizes duty over emotional reaction: one should not abandon responsibility merely because of provocation or harsh speech.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma points out that Lakṣmaṇa left Sītā due to her angry words, despite knowing Rāma’s strength against the rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness (dhṛti) and emotional discipline—remaining anchored in one’s role even when insulted or pressured.