Shloka 24

अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Maricha’s Mimic Cry and the Rama–Lakshmana–Sita Confrontation

Devanagari script

सर्वथा त्वविनीतं ते सीतया यत्प्रचोदितः।क्रोधस्य वशमापन्नो नाकरोश्शासनं मम।।।।

Transliteration

sarvathā tv avinītaṃ te sītayā yat pracoditaḥ |

krodhasya vaśam āpanno nākaroḥ śāsanaṃ mama ||

Translation

ہر طرح سے یہ تمہاری بےادبی و نامناسبی تھی؛ سیتا کے اکسانے پر تم غضب کے قبضے میں آ گئے اور میرے حکم کی تعمیل نہ کی۔

Word by Word

• sarvathā: in every way
• sarvathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive ‘but’)

• avinītam: undisciplined act / impropriety
• avinītam: Karma (कर्म/Predicative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avinīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; here predicate-noun ‘(it is) improper/disobedient’

• te: of you / your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• sītayā: by Sītā
• sītayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• yat: since/that
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-निपात (relative ‘since/that’) introducing reason

• pracoditaḥ: (you were) urged
• pracoditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√cud (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle), प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; with (tvam) understood

• krodhasya: of anger
• krodhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• vaśam: control / sway
• vaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• āpannaḥ: having fallen into / having come under
• āpannaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√pad (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle), प्रथमा-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; with (tvam) understood

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• akāroḥ: you did not do / you did not carry out
• akāroḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; negative with na

• śāsanam: command
• śāsanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

Context

O Lakshmana, as I saw you from a distance without Sita, my left eye, my shoulder and my heart throbbed.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sita

FAQs

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

Dharma is obedience joined with self-mastery: righteous action requires control over anger and fidelity to rightful instruction, even when provoked.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama judges Lakṣmaṇa’s departure from Sītā as a failure to follow orders, attributing it to anger and agitation.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The virtue emphasized is discipline (vinaya) and command-respect; Rama presents these as essential to dharmic conduct.