Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ततोअस्मै प्रासूजद्‌ू घोरमैषीकमपराजित:

Transliteration

tato ’smai prāsūjad ghoraṃ aiṣīkam aparājitaḥ

Translation

তখন অপরাজিত বীর তার উদ্দেশে ভয়ংকর ঐষীক অস্ত্র নিক্ষেপ করলেন।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्/ततः = then/thereupon)

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: पुं/स्त्री/नपुं, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• प्रासूजत्: sent forth, discharged
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सृज्
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ऐषीकम्: made of reed (a reed-weapon)
• ऐषीकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐषीक (इषीका-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अपराजितम्: unconquered, invincible
• अपराजितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपराजित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त: a-parājita = unconquered)

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Aiṣīka weapon (aiṣīka astra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how the use of overwhelming force in a confrontation carries ethical weight: the truly “unconquered” is not only powerful but must also discern when escalation is justified and when restraint better serves dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma describes a moment where an invincible figure discharges a fearsome Aiṣīka weapon at/for an opponent, marking a sharp intensification of the conflict through the deployment of a named, formidable missile.