Shloka 33

दनु-शापकथा तथा सीताहरण-प्रश्नः

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

Devanagari script

न हि तस्यास्त्यविज्ञातं त्रिषु लेकेषु राघव।।3.71.33।।सर्वान्परिसृतो लोकान्पुरासौ कारणान्तरे।

Transliteration

na hi tasyāsty avijñātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu rāghava | sarvān parisṛto lokān purāsau kāraṇāntare ||

Translation

โอ้ราฆวะ ในสามโลกไม่มีสิ่งใดที่เขาไม่รู้; เพราะกาลก่อน ในคราวอื่นด้วยเหตุอันต่าง เขาได้ท่องไปทั่วทุกโลกแล้ว

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• avijñātam: unknown
• avijñātam: Karta (कर्ता; as ‘unknown thing’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vijñāta (vi-√jñā; क्त PPP + नञ्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate with implicit ‘kiñcit’

• triṣu: in three
• triṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (त्रि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saptamī, Bahuvacana; numeral adjective qualifying lokeṣu

• lokeṣu: worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Bahuvacana

• rāghava: O Rāghava
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of lokān

• parisṛtaḥ: has roamed
• parisṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√sṛ (सृ धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त/PPP), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘having roamed’

• lokān: worlds
• lokān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (temporal adverb)

• asau: he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• kāraṇāntare: for another reason
• kāraṇāntare: Kāraṇa/Adhikaraṇa (कारण/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa-antara (कारण + अन्तर) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī, Ekavacana; ‘on another occasion/for another reason’

Context

O Rama, there is nothing that he does not know in the three worlds. In the past for a different reason he roamed all the (three) worlds.ityārṣa śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē ēkasaptatitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the seventyfirst sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Rāghava)
• three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes seeking competent guidance: Rama is urged toward a knowledgeable ally, showing that righteous aims should be pursued with wise counsel.

What is the narrative situation?

Kabandha praises the breadth of the prospective ally’s experience to assure Rama that help will be informed and effective.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Prudence: valuing expertise and experience when undertaking a dharmic mission.