Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 6

वानरसेनामिलनम् / The Mustering of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

जहारात्मविनाशाय वैदेहीं राक्षसाधमः।वञ्चयित्वा तु पौलोमीमनुह्लादो यथा शचीम्।।4.39.6।।

Transliteration

jahārātmavināśāya vaidehīṃ rākṣasādhamaḥ |

vañcayitvā tu paulomīm anuhlādo yathā śacīm || 4.39.6 ||

Translation

那卑劣的罗刹为自取灭亡而掳走毗提希；正如阿努赫罗陀以欺诳夺去保罗弥（舍契）一般。

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• sītām: Sita
• sītām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• vaidehīm: Vaidehi
• vaidehīm: Karma (कर्म) (appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidehī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सीताया विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• nilayam: abode
• nilayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rāvaṇasya: of Ravana
• rāvaṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ca: also
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• mārgadhvam: search (you all)
• mārgadhvam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mṛg (धातु) (मार्ग्/मृग् 'to seek')
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आदेशः (you all search)

• giriśṛṅgeṣu: on mountain-peaks
• giriśṛṅgeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri-śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक; गिरि + शृङ्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• vaneṣu: in forests
• vaneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• nadīṣu: in rivers / on river-banks
• nadīṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

Context

'O gentle Sugriva! this your help to me is not surprising. You always help your friends and speak in a pleasing manner.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Vaidehi (Sita)
• Ravana
• Paulomi (Sachi)
• Indra (implicit via Sachi)

FAQs

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

Adharma is self-destructive: abducting another’s spouse through deception leads ultimately to the perpetrator’s downfall.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama recalls Sita’s abduction and underscores the moral certainty that the wrongdoer’s act will bring ruin.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s commitment to satya (truthful moral clarity) and dharma (condemning deceit and violation).