Shloka 35

Devanagari script

न कादली न प्रियकी न प्रवेणी न चाविकी।भवेदेतस्य सदृशी स्पर्शनेनेति मे मतिः।।।।

Transliteration

na kādalī na priyakī na praveṇī na cāvikī | bhaved etasya sadṛśī sparśaneneti me matiḥ ||

Translation

依我之见，仅凭触感，无论是卡达梨、普利耶姬、普拉韦尼之皮，乃至羊毛，都无法与此相比。

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• कादली: (skin of) black-striped antelope
• कादली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कादली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• प्रियकी: (skin of) a goat
• प्रियकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• प्रवेणी: (a kind of) hairy skin/covering
• प्रवेणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आविकी: (wool/skin) of a sheep
• आविकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आविकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवेत्: would be; could be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतस्य: of this
• एतस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदृशी: similar; comparable
• सदृशी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier) कादली/प्रियकी/प्रवेणी/आविकी (understood)

• स्पर्शनेन: by touch
• स्पर्शनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• मतिः: opinion; thought
• मतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

The skins of various types of deer like Priyaki, Kadali or goats or sheep cannot be compared in softness to the skin of this deer.

FAQs

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

Dharma teaching here is indirect: sensory attraction (softness, luxury) can cloud judgment. The Ramayana uses such moments to warn that fascination with pleasure must be governed by truth-seeking and caution.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama praises the deer’s hide as uniquely soft, comparing it favorably against known animal skins, reinforcing his desire to capture it.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Aesthetic sensitivity and care for Sītā’s comfort are shown, but the episode underscores that virtue must be balanced with विवेक (discriminative wisdom).