Shloka 15

आभरण-प्रत्यभिज्ञानम्

Recognition of Sītā’s Ornaments

Devanagari script

उत्तरीयं गृहीत्वा तु शुभान्याभरणानि च।इदं पश्येति रामाय दर्शयामास वानरः4.6.15।।

Transliteration

uttarīyaṃ gṛhītvā tu śubhāny ābharaṇāni ca |

idaṃ paśyeti rāmāya darśayāmāsa vānaraḥ ||

Translation

那猴王取来上衣与吉祥饰物，呈给罗摩道：“请看——就在这里。”

Word by Word

• उत्तरीयम्: upper garment, veil
• उत्तरीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having taken’

• तु: and, but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• शुभानि: auspicious, fine
• शुभानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् to ‘आभरणानि’

• आभरणानि: ornaments
• आभरणानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus, saying
• इति: Vakyaparisamapti (वाक्यपरिसमाप्ति/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• रामाय: to Rama
• रामाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• दर्शयामास: showed
• दर्शयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative) ‘caused to see/showed’

• वानरः: the monkey
• वानरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Context

That monkey brought out the veil and auspicios ornaments, showed them to Rama and said, 'Please, see.'

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Sugriva (as vānara/monkey)
• uttarīya (veil/upper cloth)
• ornaments (ābharaṇa)

FAQs

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

Verification through evidence: dharma-oriented action proceeds from clear identification and truth, not mere assumption.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva produces the cloth and ornaments and presents them to Rāma for recognition.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Integrity and helpfulness—bringing forward what was preserved without concealment.