Shloka 44

पुष्पकविमानयात्रा—सेतुबन्धादि-दर्शनम्

Pushpaka Aerial Journey and Survey of Sacred Landmarks

Devanagari script

खरश्चनिहतोयत्रदूषणश्चनिपातितः ।त्रिशिराश्चमहावीर्योमयाबाणैरजिह्मगैः ।।।।एतत्तदाश्रममदमस्माकंवरवर्णिनि ।पर्णशालातथाचित्रादृश्यतेशुभदर्शने ।।।।यत्रत्वंराक्षसेन्द्रेणरावणेनहृताबलात् ।

Transliteration

kharaś ca nihato yatra dūṣaṇaś ca nipātitaḥ | triśirāś ca mahāvīryo mayā bāṇair ajihmagaiḥ | etat tad āśramapadaṃ asmākaṃ varavarṇini | parṇaśālā tathā citrā dṛśyate śubhadarśane | yatra tvaṃ rākṣasendreṇa rāvaṇena hṛtā balāt ||

Translation

โอ นางผู้มีอวัยวะงาม นี่คือสถานที่ที่ขระถูกสังหาร ที่ทูษณะถูกโค่น และที่ตรีศิระผู้เป็นมหาวีรบุรุษล้มลงด้วยศรของข้าที่พุ่งตรงไม่คดเคี้ยว นี่คือที่ตั้งอาศรมของเรา และกระท่อมมุงใบไม้อันงดงามยังปรากฏอยู่ โอผู้ควรแก่การชื่นชม ที่ซึ่งทศกัณฐ์ เจ้าแห่งรากษส ฉุดเจ้าไปด้วยกำลัง

Word by Word

• jaṭāyuḥ: Jatayu
• jaṭāyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• mahātejāḥ: of great splendor/energy
• mahātejāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; समासः: महत् + तेजस् → महातेजस् (कर्मधारय)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचनम्

• hetoḥ: for the sake (of)
• hetoḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), एकवचनम्; हेतौ-षष्ठी (genitive of cause)

• vilāsini: O graceful lady
• vilāsini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vilāsinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• rāvaṇena: by Ravana
• rāvaṇena: Kartṛ (कर्ता) / Agent in passive (कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचनम्

• hataḥ: killed
• hataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Predicative (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगे (passive sense)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (relative adverb: where)

• pakṣiṇām: of birds
• pakṣiṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचनम्

• pravaraḥ: the best, foremost
• pravaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pravara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• balī: strong, mighty
• balī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

Context

"Sita, here is Janasthana, where a mighty tree is seen. Oh sportive lady! There the exceptionally strong and highly energetic vulture Jatayu got killed by Ravana on account of you."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Khara
• Dūṣaṇa
• Triśiras
• Rāvaṇa
• āśramapada (hermitage-site)
• parṇaśālā (leaf-hut)

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed as protection of the righteous and condemnation of coercion: Rāma recalls punishing aggressors and marks the abduction as an act of adharma (force and violation).

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma points out the hermitage region connected with earlier battles (Khara, Dūṣaṇa, Triśiras) and identifies the very hut-site from which Rāvaṇa abducted Sītā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s commitment to justice and satya: he remembers the chain of causes and wrongs precisely, reinforcing moral accountability.