Shloka 21

खरस्य क्रोधः — शूर्पणखावृत्तान्तकथनम्

Khara’s Wrath and Śūrpaṇakhā’s Report

Devanagari script

इति तस्यां ब्रुवाणायां चतुर्दश महाबलान्।व्यादिदेश खरः क्रुद्धो राक्षसानन्तकोपमान्।।।।

Transliteration

iti tasyāṃ bruvāṇāyāṃ caturdaśa mahābalān | vyādideśa kharaḥ kruddho rākṣasān antakopamān ||

Translation

সে এভাবে বলতেই ক্রুদ্ধ খর মৃত্যুর মতো ভয়ংকর ক্রোধসম্পন্ন চৌদ্দ জন মহাবলী রাক্ষসকে আদেশ দিল।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणार्थक (quotative particle)

• tasyām: in/while she (was)
• tasyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bruvāṇāyām: while (she was) speaking
• bruvāṇāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘ब्रुवती’ = speaking

• caturdaśa: fourteen
• caturdaśa: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; समासः द्विगु (catur + daśa); अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable numeral in many contexts)

• mahābalān: very strong (ones)
• mahābalān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् बलम् येषाम्/महाबल)

• vyādideśa: ordered/commanded
• vyādideśa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ā-diś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘आदेशं ददौ’

• kharaḥ: Khara
• kharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• kruddhaḥ: angry
• kruddhaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krudh (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘क्रुद्ध’ = angry

• rākṣasān: demons
• rākṣasān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• antakopamān: comparable to Antaka (Death)
• antakopamān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antaka-upamāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अन्तकस्य उपमानम्/सदृशाः)

Context

Thus commanded, the fourteen demons along with Surpanakha rushed there like wind-blown clouds.

Characters & Entities

• Khara
• Śūrpaṇakhā (implied by 'tasyām')
• Rākṣasas
• Antaka (Death)

FAQs

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

Uncontrolled anger (krodha) drives adharma and rash decisions; dharma calls for self-mastery before exercising authority.

What is the narrative situation?

Hearing Śūrpaṇakhā’s words, Khara responds by deploying a force of fourteen rākṣasas to attack.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast (through negation), the verse highlights the virtue of restraint—showing how its absence leads to violent escalation.