Shloka 27

सीताप्रत्यय-प्रदानम्

Sita’s Recognition and Reassurance by the Envoy

Devanagari script

रौद्रेण कच्चिदस्त्रेण ज्वलता निहतं रणे।द्रक्ष्याम्यल्पेन कालेन रावणं ससुहृज्जनम्।।।।

Transliteration

raudreṇa kaccid astreṇa jvalatā nihataṁ raṇe | drakṣyāmy alpena kālena rāvaṇaṁ sasuhṛjjanam ||

Translation

不久之后，我可否得见罗波那——连同其同盟与亲族——在战场上为炽燃而暴烈的神兵所诛？

Word by Word

• raudreṇa: with fierce
• raudreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; here qualifying astreṇa (instrumental)

• kaccit: I hope; is it so?
• kaccit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kaccit (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative particle of anxious hope

• astreṇa: by a weapon
• astreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• jvalatā: burning
• jvalatā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jvalat (कृदन्त; √jval दीप्तौ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Neuter/Masculine Instrumental, Singular; qualifying astreṇa

• nihatam: slain
• nihatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nihata (कृदन्त; √han हिंसागत्योः with ni-)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular; predicate/object complement with rāvaṇam

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular

• drakṣyāmi: I shall see
• drakṣyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु; दर्शने)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), Parasmaipada, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• alpena: in a short
• alpena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular; qualifying kālena

• kālena: time
• kālena: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular (time-instrumental)

• rāvaṇam: Ravana
• rāvaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• sasuhṛjjanam: together with his friends/kinsmen
• sasuhṛjjanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-suhṛt-jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; tatpuruṣa with indeclinable prefix sa- "together with" + suhṛt (friend/kinsman) + jana (people); qualifying rāvaṇam

Context

"Hope, Rama's moon-like face without me with its golden complexion and lotus fragrance must not have been pale and withered with tears like the lotus in a pond scorched by the heat.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• battle (raṇa)

FAQs

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

Dharma is the restoration of moral order: Sītā longs to witness the end of tyrannical adharma (Rāvaṇa) through rightful, warranted force.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā questions Hanumān with urgent hope about the imminent defeat of Rāvaṇa and his circle in the coming war.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faith in righteous justice—Sītā’s conviction that adharma is ultimately punishable and temporary.