Shloka 29

अभिज्ञानमणि

प्रदानम् — The Signet Jewel as Proof and the Consolation of Sita

Devanagari script

बलैस्समग्रैर्यदि मां रावणं जित्य संयुगे।विजयी स्वपुरं यायात्तत्तस्य सदृशं भवेत्।।।।

Transliteration

balaiḥ samagrair yadi māṃ rāvaṇaṃ jitvā saṃyuge | vijayī svapuraṃ yāyāt tat tasya sadṛśaṃ bhavet ||

Translation

اگر وہ اپنی تمام فوجیں جمع کر کے میدانِ جنگ میں راون کو زیر کر دے اور فتح یاب ہو کر مجھے ساتھ لے کر اپنے شہر لوٹ آئے تو یہ بات واقعی اسی کے شایانِ شان ہوگی۔

Word by Word

• बलैः: with forces/armies
• बलैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समग्रैः: entire/complete
• समग्रैः: Karana (करण; agrees with बलैः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; agrees with बलैः

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रावणम्: Ravana
• रावणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), 'having conquered'

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'in battle'

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'victorious' (implied subject: he)

• स्वपुरम्: his own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः: स्वं पुरम्

• यायात्: might go / could reach
• यायात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• तत्: that (would be)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता; subject of भवेत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative 'that'

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'of him'

• सदृशम्: befitting / worthy
• सदृशम्: Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with तत्

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada

Context

"It would be worthy of Rama if he with his entire army emerges victorious over Ravanain a battle and takes me to his city.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Hanumān
• Rāvaṇa
• Battle (Saṃyuga)
• Rāma (implied as the victorious one)
• Ayodhyā (implied by 'his own city')

FAQs

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

Dharma is the restoration of justice through rightful means: Sītā frames her rescue as properly achieved through defeating wrongdoing (Rāvaṇa) in a righteous conflict, not by a merely private extraction.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā expresses the ideal outcome: Rāma should come with his full alliance, defeat Rāvaṇa, and take her back in a victory that re-establishes moral order.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s royal responsibility and moral legitimacy—victory that is ‘worthy of him’ means consistent with satya, dharma, and kingly duty.