Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 3, Shloka 36

तृतीयः सर्गः (Bālakāṇḍa 3): Vālmīki’s Yogic Verification and the Epic Synopsis

Devanagari script

रावणस्य विनाशं च सीतावाप्तिमरे: पुरे ।विभीषणाभिषेकं च पुष्पकस्य च दर्शनम् ।।।।

Transliteration

rāvaṇasya vināśaṃ ca sītāvāptim areḥ pure | vibhīṣaṇābhiṣekaṃ ca puṣpakasya ca darśanam ||

Translation

（他叙述）罗波那的覆灭，在敌城寻回悉多，为毗毗沙那行灌顶加冕，以及得见普什帕迦天车。

Word by Word

• rāvaṇasya: of Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः / Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• vināśam: destruction
• vināśam: Karma (कर्म / Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sītā-āvāptim: recovery/reunion of Sītā
• sītā-āvāptim: Karma (कर्म / Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक) + āvāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive Tatpuruṣa: ‘Sītāyāḥ āvāptiḥ’), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग (head: āvāpti)

• areḥ: of the enemy
• areḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग

• pure: in the city
• pure: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण / Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• vibhīṣaṇa-abhiṣekam: coronation of Vibhīṣaṇa
• vibhīṣaṇa-abhiṣekam: Karma (कर्म / Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + abhiṣeka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive Tatpuruṣa: ‘Vibhīṣaṇasya abhiṣekaḥ’), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (head: abhiṣeka)

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• puṣpakasya: of Puṣpaka (the aerial car)
• puṣpakasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• darśanam: seeing/sight
• darśanam: Karma (कर्म / Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

Context

(He described) Ravana's destruction, the re-union with Sita in the enemy-city, the coronation of Vibhishana and the sighting of Pushpaka.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā
• Laṅkā (implied by ‘enemy city’)
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Puṣpaka (vimāna)

FAQs

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

Dharma restores social and cosmic order: adharma (Rāvaṇa’s tyranny) is ended, the innocent is restored, and rightful governance (Vibhīṣaṇa’s coronation) is स्थापित.

What is the narrative situation?

The war culminates: Rāvaṇa falls, Sītā is recovered in Laṅkā, Vibhīṣaṇa is installed as king, and Puṣpaka becomes part of the return journey motif.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s commitment to justice and restoration, and Vibhīṣaṇa’s legitimacy grounded in dharma.