Shloka 38

प्रस्रवणगिरिवासवर्णनम्

Residence on Mount Prasravana; Counsel during the Rains

Devanagari script

पृथिवीमपि काकुत्स्थ ससागरवनाचलाम्।परिवर्तयितुं शक्तः किमङ्गपुन रावणम्4.27.38।।

Transliteration

pṛthivīm api kākutstha sasāgaravanācalām | parivartayituṃ śaktaḥ kimaṅga puna rāvaṇam || 4.27.38 ||

Translation

迦拘特斯陀啊，你连同大海、森林与群山的整个大地都能翻转——更何况罗波那呢？

Word by Word

• pṛthivīm: the earth
• pṛthivīm: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• kākutstha: O Kakutstha (Rama)
• kākutstha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kākutstha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• sa-sāgara-vana-acalām: with oceans, forests, and mountains
• sa-sāgara-vana-acalām: Karma (कर्म/object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/with) + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक) + acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास ('with oceans, forests, and mountains'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पृथिवीम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• parivartayitum: to overturn/turn around
• parivartayitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)

• śaktaḥ: able
• śaktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakta (प्रातिपदिक; √śak-क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kim: what
• kim: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• aṅga: indeed/please
• aṅga: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṅga (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन/निपात (particle of address/emphasis)

• punaḥ: what more then
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति/अधिक्य (again/then/what more)

• rāvaṇam: Ravana
• rāvaṇam: Karma (कर्म/object, implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Context

'This is the rainy season.Wait for autumn.Thereafter you will destroy Ravana along with his kingdom and clan.

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Kakutstha)
• Lakshmana
• Ravana
• Earth (Pṛthivī)

FAQs

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

Dharma is strengthened by truthful remembrance of one’s capacity and duty; despair is countered by recalling rightful strength used for justice.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa boosts Rāma’s confidence, asserting that Rāvaṇa is not beyond his power.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Heroic confidence governed by dharma—strength meant to protect and restore moral order.