Shloka 36

युद्धकाण्डे पञ्चनवतितमः सर्गः

Sarga 95: Lamentation in Laṅkā and the Causal Chain of Enmity

Devanagari script

एषादेवैःप्रयुक्तातुक्षुद्यथादानवान् पुरा ।।।।भक्षयिष्यतिनःसीताराक्षसघ्नीसरावणान् ।

Transliteration

eṣā devaiḥ prayuktā tu kṣud yathā dānavān purā | bhakṣayiṣyati naḥ sītā rākṣasaghnī sa-rāvaṇān || 6.95.36 ||

Translation

Chính nàng Sītā này—được chư Thiên sai khiến—sẽ nuốt trọn bọn Rākṣasa cùng với Rāvaṇa, như cơn đói thuở xưa từng nuốt chửng loài Dānava.

Word by Word

• eṣā: this (woman)
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun, Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Kartr/Hetu (कर्ता/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• prayuktā: sent/impelled
• prayuktā: Karta-visheshana (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yuj (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; agreeing with 'eṣā'

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• kṣut: hunger
• kṣut: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣudh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular (Vedic/epic usage: kṣut)

• yathā: as/like
• yathā: Upamā-bodhaka (उपमाबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative indeclinable (उपमा-वाचक)

• dānavān: the Danavas
• dānavān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक)

• bhakṣayiṣyati: will devour
• bhakṣayiṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhakṣ (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular

• naḥ: our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th) Plural (enclitic); 'of us/our'

• sītā: Sita
• sītā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• rākṣasaghnī: slayer of Rakshasas
• rākṣasaghnī: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rākṣasa + ghnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: rākṣasān ghnāti iti; Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; qualifying 'sītā'

• sa: together with
• sa: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (अव्यय)
• Form: Prepositional particle meaning 'together with' (सह-अर्थक)

• rāvaṇān: Ravana (and his followers)
• rāvaṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Plural (poetic: 'Ravana and his party' or 'Ravanas')

Context

"Just as hunger consumed Danavas earlier, this woman, instigated (by Devatas) will consume all Rakshasas and Ravana."

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Devas
• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasas
• Dānavas

FAQs

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

Dharma’s restoration can operate through dharmic suffering: Sītā’s ordeal becomes the causal turning-point that brings the oppressor to justice.

What is the narrative situation?

Śiva explicitly identifies the prophesied ‘woman’ as Sītā and declares that she will be the instrument leading to the destruction of Rāvaṇa and the Rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s moral force (satya and steadfastness) is implied as transformative—her purity becomes the pivot of cosmic justice.