Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 12

महापार्श्वस्य परामर्शः

Mahāpārśva’s Counsel and Rāvaṇa’s Confession of Brahmā’s Curse

Devanagari script

साप्रसह्यमयाभुक्ताकृताविवसनाततः ।स्वयम्भूभवनंप्राप्तालोलितानलिनीयथा ।।।।

Transliteration

sā prasahya mayā bhuktā kṛtā vivasanā tataḥ |

svayambhūbhavanaṃ prāptā lolitānalinī yathā ||

Translation

我强行玷污了她，剥去了她的衣裳。随后她抵达了自生者（梵天）的住所，颤抖得就像被摇晃的莲花茎一样。

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• प्रसह्य: forcibly
• प्रसह्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रसह्य (अव्यय/कृदन्त-निपात)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb): forcibly

• मया: by me
• मया: करण (करण/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• भुक्ता: enjoyed/violated
• भुक्ता: विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण/Predicate adjective of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular feminine

• कृता: made, rendered
• कृता: विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular feminine

• विवसना: stripped, unclothed
• विवसना: विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विवसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular feminine

• ततः: then
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रम-अव्यय (temporal adverb): then, thereafter

• स्वयम्भूभवनम्: the abode of Svayambhū (Brahmā)
• स्वयम्भूभवनम्: कर्म (कर्म/Goal as object with motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयम्भू (प्रातिपदिक) + भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: स्वयम्भोः भवनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• प्राप्ता: reached
• प्राप्ता: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया/Finite sense: went/reached)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past participle used finitely); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular feminine

• लोलिता: shaken, tossed
• लोलिता: विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोलित (प्रातिपदिक) / लोल् (धात्वर्थ) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular feminine

• नलिनी: a lotus(-plant)
• नलिनी: उपमान (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नलिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (upamāna)

• यथा: like/as
• यथा: सम्बन्ध (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा/प्रकार-अव्यय (comparative/manner): as, like

Context

"Then her clothes were stripped off by me forcibly and enjoyed her. Then like a violently shaken lotus stem, she went to the abode of Brahma."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Puñjikasthalā
• Brahmā (Svayambhū)

FAQs

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

Dharma unequivocally condemns coercion and violation: harming another’s bodily autonomy is adharma, generating trauma and moral consequence, and stands opposed to satya and righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa confesses a past act of sexual violence against Puñjikasthalā and describes her shaken state as she goes to Brahmā’s abode.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The verse highlights the absence of virtue in Rāvaṇa’s act and underscores the victim’s suffering; ethically, it functions as a stark illustration of adharma.