Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 19

महापार्श्वस्य परामर्शः

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

Devanagari script

क्षिप्रंवज्रसमैर्बाणैश्शतथाकार्मुकच्युतैः ।राममादीपयिष्यामिउल्काभिरिवकुञ्जरम् ।।।।

Transliteration

kṣipraṃ vajra-samair bāṇaiḥ śatathā kārmuka-cyutaiḥ |

rāmam ādīpayiṣyāmi ulkābhir iva kuñjaram ||

Translation

سريعًا، بمئات السهام المنطلقة من قوسي، الصلبة كالصواعق، سأُضرِم راما نارًا، كما لو أُحرِق فيلٌ بشُهُبٍ متساقطة من الجمر.

Word by Word

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्रम् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/शीघ्रता-अव्यय (adverb): quickly

• वज्रसमैः: equal to thunderbolts
• वज्रसमैः: विशेषण (करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (उपमान-सम्बन्ध): वज्रेण समाः; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; qualifies bāṇaiḥ

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• शतथा: in hundreds
• शतथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (manner): in hundreds

• कार्मुकच्युतैः: released from the bow
• कार्मुकच्युतैः: विशेषण (करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्मुक (प्रातिपदिक) + च्युत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: कार्मुकात् च्युताः; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; qualifies bāṇaiḥ

• रामम्: Rāma
• रामम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• आदीपयिष्यामि: I will ignite/blaze up
• आदीपयिष्यामि: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दीप् (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; causative (णिच्): ‘I will set ablaze’

• उल्काभिः: with meteors/firebrands
• उल्काभिः: उपमान (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उल्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (upamāna-instrument)

• इव: like
• इव: सम्बन्ध (Comparative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• कुञ्जरम्: an elephant
• कुञ्जरम्: उपमेय (Object compared)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (upameya in simile)

Context

"Having reached a forest inhabited by wild animals and snakes for honey, whoever does not drink the honey obtained is surely a childish one."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rāma

FAQs

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

The verse depicts adharma’s reliance on terror and destruction; Ramayana’s dharma counters this with disciplined force used for protection and justice, not cruelty.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa vows immediate overwhelming violence against Rāma using massed arrows.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implicitly, the virtue is righteous endurance—Rāma’s capacity to face aggression without abandoning dharma.