Shloka 14

Devanagari script

कैलासपर्वतं गत्वा विजित्य नरवाहनम्।विमानं पुष्पकं तस्य कामगं वै जहार यः।।।।

Transliteration

kailāsaparvataṃ gatvā vijitya naravāhanam | vimānaṃ puṣpakaṃ tasya kāmagaṃ vai jahāra yaḥ || 3.32.14 ||

Translation

مضى إلى جبل كايلاسا، فغلب نارافاهانا (كوبيرا)، وانتزع قسرًا مركبته السماوية «بوشباكا»، التي تسير حيثما شاءت الإرادة.

Word by Word

• kailāsa-parvatam: Mount Kailāsa
• kailāsa-parvatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: kailāsaḥ parvataḥ (Mount Kailāsa)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: absolutive (क्त्वा): 'having gone'

• vijitya: having conquered
• vijitya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√ji (जि धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: absolutive (क्त्वा): 'having conquered'

• nara-vāhanam: Nara-vāhana (Kubera)
• nara-vāhanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi epithet: naraḥ vāhanaṃ yasya (he whose vehicle is men) = Kubera

• vimānam: aerial chariot
• vimānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• puṣpakam: Puṣpaka (name)
• puṣpakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; proper name of the vimāna

• tasya: his/its
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pumliṅga/Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; 'of him/its'

• kāma-gam: moving at will
• kāma-gam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक; from √gam)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: kāmena gacchati iti (moving at will)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle (निपात): 'indeed'

• jahāra: carried off
• jahāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (हृ धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pumliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun

Context

Ravana went to mount Kailasa, conquered Kubera and took away forcibly his aerial chariot Pushpaka which can fly as per the rider's desire;

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Puṣpaka-vimāna
• Rāvaṇa (implied subject)

FAQs

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

Legitimacy matters in dharma: conquest and seizure for ego or greed is contrasted with rightful rule; the Ramayana repeatedly frames usurpation as adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration continues listing Rāvaṇa’s notorious exploits, including taking the Puṣpaka-vimāna from Kubera.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bold initiative and martial dominance, presented as morally compromised when used for unlawful appropriation.