Shloka 45

श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis

Narada’s Summary to Valmiki

Devanagari script

स तेषां प्रतिशुश्राव राक्षसानां तथा वने ।।1.1.44।। प्रतिज्ञातश्च रामेण वधस्संयति रक्षसाम् ।ऋषीणामग्निकल्पानां दण्डकारण्यवासिनाम् ।।1.1.45।।

Transliteration

pratijñātaś ca rāmeṇa vadhaḥ saṃyati rakṣasām | ṛṣīṇām agnikalpānāṃ daṇḍakāraṇyavāsinām || 1.1.45 ||

Translation

罗摩遂向居于檀陀迦林、光辉如火的诸圣仙立誓：必在战阵中诛杀罗刹。

Word by Word

• तेन: by him (Rama)
• तेन: Kartr̥/Agent (कर्ता/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वसता: while dwelling
• वसता: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; 'while dwelling'

• जनस्थान-निवासिनी: resident of Janasthana
• जनस्थान-निवासिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनस्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + निवासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (जनस्थाने निवसति)

• विरूपिता: was disfigured
• विरूपिता: Kriyā (क्रियाफल/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-रूप्/रूप (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'disfigured'

• शूर्पणखा: Surpanakha
• शूर्पणखा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर्पणखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• राक्षसी: female demon
• राक्षसी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• काम-रूपिणी: able to assume forms at will
• काम-रूपिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (कामेन रूपं यस्याः/यथाकामरूपधारिणी)

Context

Rama promised those ascetics, who resembled flaming fire in lustre living in Dandakaranya inhabited by rakshasas to slay them.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• ṛṣis (sages)
• Daṇḍakāraṇya
• rākṣasas
• battle (saṃyati)

FAQs

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

Satya and pratijñā-pālana (keeping one’s vow): Rāma binds himself to righteous protection, making truthfulness an active moral commitment.

What is the narrative situation?

Nārada states that Rāma formally vows to defend Daṇḍakāraṇya’s sages by confronting the rākṣasas.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Integrity—turning compassion into a binding promise and taking responsibility for public safety.