Shloka 6

सीताया रावणनिन्दा — अशोकवनिकाप्रवेशः

Sita’s Rebuke of Ravana; Removal to the Ashoka Grove

Devanagari script

य एते राक्षसाः प्रोक्ता घोररूपा महाबलाः।राघवे निर्विषास्सर्वे सुपर्णे पन्नगा यथा।।।।

Transliteration

ya ete rākṣasāḥ proktā ghorarūpā mahābalāḥ |

rāghave nirviṣāḥ sarve suparṇe pannagā yathā ||

Translation

Ang mga rākṣasa na iyong binanggit—nakapangingilabot ang anyo at dakila ang lakas—ay nagiging lubos na walang pinsala sa harap ni Rāghava, gaya ng mga ahas na nawalan ng kamandag sa pagdatal ni Suparṇa (Garuḍa).

Word by Word

• ye: who/which
• ye: Karta (कर्ता) (of implied santi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; relative pronoun

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; demonstrative

• rākṣasāḥ: demons
• rākṣasāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• proktāḥ: said to be
• proktāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: PPP (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; 'called/said to be'

• ghora-rūpāḥ: of dreadful form
• ghora-rūpāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; Karmadhāraya: 'dreadful-formed'

• mahā-balāḥ: very strong
• mahā-balāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; 'very strong'

• rāghave: with respect to Rāghava
• rāghave: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (viṣaya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (Loc. 7), Ekavacana; 'in the case of/with regard to Rāghava'

• nirviṣāḥ: devoid of poison/harmless
• nirviṣāḥ: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirviṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; predicate adjective

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• suparṇe: in/with Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• suparṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suparṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; 'when/where Suparṇa (Garuḍa) is (present)'

• pannagāḥ: serpents
• pannagāḥ: Upameya (उपमेय) (in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pannaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• yathā: as/like
• yathā: Upamāna-bodhaka (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (comparative)

Context

Those dreadful, mighty demons you have described are ineffective in his presence just like the serpents who with their venom are ineffective in the presence of Suparna (Garuda).

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasas
• Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• pannaga (serpents)

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as a power that neutralizes adharma: before a righteous protector, threats lose their force—truth and justice ultimately prevail.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā dismisses Rāvaṇa’s intimidation by asserting that even powerful demons are ineffective against Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unshaken faith in righteousness and protector (dharma-niṣṭhā): Sītā’s confidence in Rāma’s just strength.