Shloka 14

रावण-प्रहस्त-हनूमद्वार्ता

Ravana and Prahasta Question Hanuman

Devanagari script

दर्शने राक्षसेन्द्रस्य दुर्लभे तदिदं मया।।5.50.14।।वनं राक्षसराजस्य दर्शनार्थे विनाशितम्।

Transliteration

darśane rākṣasendrasya durlabhe tad idaṃ mayā || 5.50.14 ||

vanaṃ rākṣasarājasya darśanārthe vināśitam |

Translation

“Vì được yết kiến rākṣasa-đế thật khó, nên ta đã phá hủy khu lâm viên của rākṣasa-vương, chỉ để cầu được thấy mặt ngài.”

Word by Word

• darśane: in (the matter of) seeing
• darśane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī (7th case), Ekavacana

• rākṣasa-indrasya: of the lord of demons
• rākṣasa-indrasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः (lord of rākṣasas)

• durlabhe: hard to obtain/difficult
• durlabhe: Viśeṣaṇa of Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; agrees with darśane

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Strīliṅga (pronoun), Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• vanam: grove, garden
• vanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• rākṣasa-rājasya: of the demon-king
• rākṣasa-rājasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः (king of demons)

• darśana-arthe: for the purpose of seeing
• darśana-arthe: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः; purpose-locative (for the sake of seeing)

• vināśitam: was destroyed
• vināśitam: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√naś (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-participle used predicatively; Napuṃsakalिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; passive sense (was destroyed)

Context

"It is not possible to bind me with any bondage of astras even by devas or danavas. Such a boon has been granted to me by Grandfather Brahma.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Accountability in action: Hanumān openly explains his disruptive act as a strategic means, accepting responsibility rather than hiding behind excuses.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanumān explains to Rāvaṇa why he caused destruction in Laṅkā—so that the king would be compelled to appear.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage and candor in diplomacy—he speaks plainly about his motives even in an enemy court.