Shloka 14

Devanagari script

येन त्वं व्यवसायेन बलान्मां हर्तुमिच्छसि।।3.53.14।।व्यवसायस्स ते नीच भविष्यति निरर्थकः।

Transliteration

yena tvaṃ vyavasāyena balān māṃ hartum icchasi |

vyavasāyas sa te nīca bhaviṣyati nirarthakaḥ || 3.53.14 ||

Translation

无论你用何等计谋想以强力掳走我——卑劣之徒——你那番作为终将徒劳无功。

Word by Word

• येन: by which
• येन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; relative pronoun = "by which/whereby"

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; 2nd person pronoun

• व्यवसायेन: by effort/determination
• व्यवसायेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवसाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; adverbial use = "by force"

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

• हर्तुम्: to abduct
• हर्तुम्: प्रयोजन (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), "to take away/abduct"

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• व्यवसायः: the effort/resolve
• व्यवसायः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवसाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic = "your"

• नीच: base/vile
• नीच: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; used predicatively with "व्यवसायः"

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• निरर्थकः: fruitless
• निरर्थकः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective of "व्यवसायः"

Context

O vile creature, the effort you are making to abduct me forcibly will be fruitless.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Unrighteous means cannot yield righteous ends; adharma is inherently self-defeating. Sītā asserts that coercion will not ultimately succeed.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā condemns Rāvaṇa’s forced abduction attempt and predicts its failure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Inner firmness (dhṛti): Sītā refuses to accept the abductor’s power as final and speaks with conviction.