Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एवं मे निश्चिता बुद्धिर्हृदि मारीच वर्तते।न व्यावर्तयितुं शक्या सेन्द्रैरपि सुरासुरैः।।3.40.7।।

Transliteration

evaṃ me niścitā buddhir hṛdi mārīca vartate |

na vyāvartayituṃ śakyā sendrair api surāsuraiḥ ||3.40.7||

Translation

Ganyan, O Mārīca, ang pasyang ito’y matatag sa aking puso; hindi ito maibabalik kahit ng mga diyos at mga asura, pati ni Indra.

Word by Word

• evam: thus/in this way
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• niścitā: determined/decided
• niścitā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niś-cita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; from √ci)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying buddhiḥ

• buddhiḥ: intention/mind
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hṛdi: in (the) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mārīca: O Maricha
• mārīca: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārīca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• vartate: remains/abides
• vartate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• vyāvartayitum: to turn back/change
• vyāvartayitum: Prayojana/Anvaya (प्रयोजन/अन्वय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vy-ā-vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• śakyā: possible (to be changed)
• śakyā: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakya (प्रातिपदिक; from √śak)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective with buddhiḥ

• sa-indraiḥ: even with Indra (and others)
• sa-indraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Upapada-tatpuruṣa (सह-तत्पुरुष: ‘together with Indra’); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (समुच्चय/अपि = even)

• sura-asuraiḥ: by gods and demons
• sura-asuraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (द्वन्द्व) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

Context

In your very presence I will surely abduct Sita, wife of Rama who killed Khara in war,Sita whom he loves more than his life.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Mārīca
• Indra
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

Dharma esteems steadfastness only when aligned with righteousness. Here, unwavering resolve is ethically empty because it is directed toward adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa ends debate by claiming his decision is irreversible, rejecting any possibility of persuasion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The verse highlights (negatively) obstinacy; it contrasts with the Ramayana’s ideal of firmness in dharma, not firmness in wrongdoing.