Shloka 39

अयोमुखी-दर्शनम् तथा कबन्ध-प्रवेशः

Ayomukhi Encounter and the ظهور of Kabandha

Devanagari script

मां हि भूतबलिं दत्वा पलायस्व यथासुखम्।।।।अधिगन्तासि वैदेहीमचिरेणेति मे मतिः।

Transliteration

māṁ hi bhūta-baliṁ datvā palāyasva yathā-sukham |

adhigantāsi vaidehīm acireṇeti me matiḥ ||3.69.39||

Translation

Thật vậy, hãy dâng ta làm lễ vật cho sinh linh ấy rồi tùy ý mà lánh đi; theo ý ta, chẳng bao lâu ngươi sẽ lại gặp Vaidehī.

Word by Word

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

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• भूत-बलिम्: an offering (as prey)
• भूत-बलिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (offering for beings/spirits)

• दत्वा: having given
• दत्वा: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्वा (कृदन्त/क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); 'having given'

• पलायस्व: run away / flee
• पलायस्व: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पलाय् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यथा-सुखम्: as you please / comfortably
• यथा-सुखम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अधिगन्तासि: you will reach/attain
• अधिगन्तासि: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वैदेहीम्: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• वैदेहीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (proper noun)

• अचिरेण: soon / in a short time
• अचिरेण: Kālādhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कालवाचक-करण (instrument of time)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyasaṃjñā (वाक्यसंज्ञा/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मतिः: opinion / thought
• मतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Giving me to this monstor as an offering, you may run away happily. I think you will soon obtain Vaidehi.

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Rama
• Vaidehi (Sita)
• Bhuta (being/spirit; generic)

FAQs

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

Prioritizing the righteous objective over personal survival: Lakshmana urges that Rama’s duty to recover Sita should not be derailed, even at the cost of Lakshmana’s life.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakshmana continues advising Rama to escape by sacrificing him, expressing confidence that Rama will soon find Sita.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tyāga (self-giving) joined with faith in Rama’s success—an ethic of service to truth and duty rather than self-preservation.