Shloka 32

दनु-शापकथा तथा सीताहरण-प्रश्नः

Danu’s Curse Narrative and Rama’s Inquiry about Sita

Devanagari script

तेन सख्यं च कर्तव्यं न्याय्यवृत्तेन राघव।।3.71.32।।कल्पयिष्यति ते प्रीतस्साहाय्यं लघुविक्रमः।

Transliteration

tena sakhyaṃ ca kartavyaṃ nyāyya-vṛttena rāghava | kalpayiṣyati te prītaḥ sāhāyyaṃ laghu-vikramaḥ ||

Translation

اے راغھو! تمہیں نیائے اور دھرم کے مطابق چل کر اُس سے سَکھّی کرنی چاہیے؛ جب وہ خوش ہوگا تو وہ تیز اقدام ویر تمہیں مدد فراہم کرے گا۔

Word by Word

• tena: with him
• tena: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• sakhyam: friendship
• sakhyam: Karma (कर्म; with kartavyam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (समुच्चय)

• kartavyam: should be made
• kartavyam: Vidhi (विधि/obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Tavya-pratyaya (तव्य/gerundive), Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; obligation ‘should be done’

• nyāyya-vṛttena: with the righteous-conducted (one)
• nyāyya-vṛttena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nyāyya-vṛtta (न्याय्य + वृत्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of tena; ‘with one of righteous conduct’

• rāghava: O Rāghava
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• kalpayiṣyati: will arrange/provide
• kalpayiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kalp (कल्प् धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (Future), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• te: for you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana

• prītaḥ: pleased
• prītaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (participial predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prī (प्री धातु)
• Form: Kta (क्त/PPP), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate of laghuvikramaḥ

• sāhāyyam: help
• sāhāyyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhāyya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• laghu-vikramaḥ: the swift-in-action one
• laghu-vikramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laghu-vikrama (लघु + विक्रम) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘one whose prowess is swift’

Context

O Rama! you should establish friendship with him in a just manner. That hero of swift action will help you when he is pleased.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Rāghava)

FAQs

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

Dharma in alliances: friendship should be established through fairness and integrity (nyāyya-vṛtti), not manipulation—ethical means create dependable support.

What is the narrative situation?

Kabandha instructs Rama on the next strategic step: seek an ally and secure his help through righteous behavior.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Nyāya (justice) in relationships: winning cooperation by principled conduct.