Shloka 13

रावणक्रोधः—रामस्य परुषवाक्यम्

Ravana’s Fury and Rama’s Harsh Admonition

Devanagari script

स्त्रीषुशूरविनाथासुपरदाराभिमर्शक ।कृत्वाकापुरुषंकर्मशूरोऽहमितिमन्यसे ।।।।

Transliteration

strīṣu śūravināthāsu paradārābhimarśaka |

kṛtvā kāpuruṣaṃ karma śūro 'ham iti manyase ||

Translation

โอ้ผู้คุกคามสตรีที่ไร้ที่พึ่ง และผู้ล่วงละเมิดภรรยาผู้อื่น! กระทำการของคนขลาดเช่นนั้นแล้ว ยังคิดว่า ‘เราคือวีรบุรุษ’ อีกหรือ

Word by Word

• स्त्रीषु: among women
• स्त्रीषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शूर-विनाथासु: (women) without heroic protectors
• शूर-विनाथासु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; qualifier of strīṣu)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūra + vinātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शूरैः विनाथाः (deprived of heroes/protectors); विशेषण स्त्रीषु

• परदाराभिमर्शक: O toucher of others' wives
• परदाराभिमर्शक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para + dāra + abhimarśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: परेषां दारान् अभिमृशति इति

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• कापुरुषम्: cowardly / base
• कापुरुषम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāpuruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण कर्म

• कर्म: deed
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म/object of कृत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शूरः: a hero
• शूरः: Karta (कर्ता; complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate noun

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/quoted subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन, सर्वनाम

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• मन्यसे: you think
• मन्यसे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Context

"Timid fellow! You having laid hands on another woman think you are a hero? You, who have done such an action, think that you are a hero?"

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā (implied)

FAQs

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

Respect for others’ marriages and women’s dignity is a central boundary of maryādā. Violating paradāra is condemned as cowardice and adharma, not strength.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma intensifies his moral indictment, naming the abduction as an offense against social and ethical order.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral clarity about right and wrong—especially in sexual ethics and protection—is emphasized.