Shloka 34

पूर्वदिशि सीतामार्गण-नियोगः

Deployment to the Eastern Quarter for the Search of Sita

Devanagari script

ततो रक्तजलं शोणमगाधं शीघ्रगामिनम्।गत्वा पारं समुद्रस्य सिद्धचारणसेवितम्।।4.40.33।।तस्य तीर्थेषु रम्येषु विचित्रेषु वनेषु च।रावण स्सह वैदेह्या मार्गितव्यस्ततस्ततः।।4.40.34।।

Transliteration

tasya tīrtheṣu ramyeṣu vicitreṣu vaneṣu ca | rāvaṇaḥ saha vaidehyā mārgitavyas tatas tataḥ || 4.40.34 ||

Translation

在那河的可喜渡口与奇妙林苑之中，当处处搜寻罗波那，并与毗提希同在之踪。

Word by Word

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तीर्थेषु: in holy fords/places
• तीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन

• रम्येषु: delightful
• रम्येषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• विचित्रेषु: variegated/wondrous
• विचित्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वनेषु: in forests
• वनेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: 'with')

• वैदेह्या: with Vaidehī (Sītā)
• वैदेह्या: Sahakaraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• मार्गितव्यः: must be sought
• मार्गितव्यः: Vidhi (विधि/obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मार्ग् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्तव्यता-वाचक कृदन्त (gerundive, तव्यत्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; 'to be searched for'

• ततः: from there
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'from there/thereafter')

• ततः: again and again / here and there
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (reduplicated adverb: 'here and there')

Context

'Therefrom reach out to the swiftflowing river Sona which has redcoloured waters. Then crossing the sea which is the abode of Siddhas and Charanas search the different rivers reaching the sea, and the picturesque and wonderful forests to trace the abode of Ravana who has stolen Sita.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Tīrtha (landing/ford/sacred place)
• Forests

FAQs

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

Dharma is the pursuit of justice grounded in truth: identify the wrongdoer (Rāvaṇa) and recover the innocent (Sītā) through careful, comprehensive search.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva tells the searchers not only to look for Sītā but to trace Rāvaṇa’s whereabouts as well.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Thoroughness and moral clarity—seeking facts (Satya) to enable righteous action.