Shloka 45

गोदावरीतटे सीतान्वेषणम्

The Search for Sītā at the Godāvarī

Devanagari script

छत्रं शतशलाकं च दिव्यमाल्योपशोभितम्।भग्नदण्डमिदं कस्य भूमौ सम्यङ्निपातितम्।।।।

Transliteration

chatraṃ śataśalākaṃ ca divyamālyopaśobhitam | bhagnadaṇḍam idaṃ kasya bhūmau samyaṅ nipātitam || 3.64.45 ||

Translation

ฉัตรของผู้ใดเล่า—มีซี่ร้อยซี่ ประดับพวงมาลัยทิพย์—บัดนี้ก้านหัก และตกลงสู่พื้นดินอย่างเรียบร้อย?

Word by Word

• छत्रम्: parasol
• छत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/उद्देश्य), एकवचन

• शत-शलाकम्: having a hundred spokes/ribs
• शत-शलाकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + शलाका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (शतं शलाकाः यस्य तत्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दिव्य-माल्य-उपशोभितम्: adorned with divine garlands
• दिव्य-माल्य-उपशोभितम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उपशोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ् with उप-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘adorned’; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दिव्यमाल्येन उपशोभितम्)

• भग्न-दण्डम्: with broken staff/handle
• भग्न-दण्डम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्न (कृदन्त; √भञ्ज्) + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (भग्नः दण्डः यस्य)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• कस्य: whose
• कस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly, completely
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• निपातितम्: cast down
• निपातितम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निपातित (कृदन्त; √पत् with नि-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘thrown down’

Context

Whose parasol is this with a hundred spokes, festooned with wonderful flowers thrown down on the ground with broken staff ?

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Parasol (chatra)
• Garlands

FAQs

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

Dharma includes recognizing the gravity of violated order: broken royal emblems indicate unlawful force and demand a righteous response.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma observes a broken parasol—an emblem of status—suggesting the fall or defeat of an important figure in the struggle.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Situational awareness: Rāma interprets symbols and objects to reconstruct events truthfully.