Shloka 13

दनु-शापकथा तथा सीताहरण-प्रश्नः

Danu’s Curse Narrative and Rama’s Inquiry about Sita

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु मे शक्रो बाहू योजनमायतौ।।3.71.13।।प्रादादास्यं च मे कुक्षौ तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रमकल्पयत्।

Transliteration

evam uktaḥ tu me śakro bāhū yojanam āyatau || 3.71.13 ||

prādād āsyaṃ ca me kukṣau tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭram akalpayat |

Translation

เมื่อข้ากล่าวดังนั้น ศักระจึงประทานแขนให้ยาวหนึ่งโยชน์ และเนรมิตปากไว้ที่ท้องของข้า พร้อมเขี้ยวคมกริบ

Word by Word

• evam: thus, in that way
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• uktaḥ: having been addressed/entreated
• uktaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (धातु) + ukta (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त—'having been spoken/ addressed'

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• me: of me, my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śakraḥ: Indra
• śakraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (Indra)

• bāhū: two arms
• bāhū: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन; कर्म

• yojanam: a yojana (measure)
• yojanam: Māna (मान/Measure complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• āyatau: long, extended
• āyatau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण (बाहू)

• prādāt: gave
• prādāt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• āsyam: mouth
• āsyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samucchaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kukṣau: in the belly
• kukṣau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kukṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (वेद/काव्ये वैकल्पिक-रूप); अर्थः 'in the belly'

• tīkṣṇa-daṃṣṭram: sharp-fanged
• tīkṣṇa-daṃṣṭram: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīkṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + daṃṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—'तीक्ष्णा दंष्ट्रा यस्य तत्' (sharp-toothed/with sharp fangs)

• akalpayat: made, fashioned
• akalpayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a-√kḷp (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense in context 'made/created'

Context

Having been entreated, Indra created in me two long arms extending upto a yojana and set my mouth with sharp teeth in the stomach.

Characters & Entities

• Shakra (Indra)
• yojana (measure)
• Kabandha
• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma can operate through mixed outcomes: a boon may also be a burden when shaped by past deeds; divine interventions often align with a larger truthful decree rather than immediate comfort.

What is the narrative situation?

Kabandha narrates how Indra altered his body—granting long arms and relocating the mouth—setting up Kabandha’s predatory existence in the forest.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Submission to higher order: Kabandha’s condition reflects that individual will is constrained by divine decisions tied to satya and prior causality.