Shloka 11

अस्त्रग्रहणं संहारोपदेशश्च

Receiving the Astras and Instruction on Withdrawal

Devanagari script

बाढमित्येव काकुत्स्थ: प्रहृष्टेनान्तारात्मना।

दिव्यभास्वरदेहाश्च मूर्तिमन्तस्सुखप्रदा:।।1.28.11

केचिदङ्गारसदृशा: केचिद्धूमोपमास्तथा।

चन्द्रार्कसदृशा: केचित्प्रह्वाञ्जलिपुटास्तथा।।1.28.12।।

रामं प्राञ्जलयो भूत्वाऽब्रुवन् मधुरभाषिण:।

इमे स्म नरशार्दूल शाधि किं करवाम ते।।1.28.13।।

Transliteration

bāḍham ity eva kākutsthaḥ prahṛṣṭenāntarātmanā |

divyabhāsvaradehāś ca mūrtimantaḥ sukhapradāḥ ||

Translation

কাকুত্স্থ (রাম) অন্তরে পরম হর্ষিত হয়ে বললেন—“তথাস্তु।” তখন সেই অস্ত্র-দেবতারা দিব্য দীপ্তিময় দেহ ধারণ করে মূর্তিমান হলেন এবং আশ্বাস ও মঙ্গলদাতা হয়ে উঠলেন।

Word by Word

• बाढम्: certainly; indeed
• बाढम्: सम्बन्ध/भाव (sentence-level affirmation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाढम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निश्चयार्थक-उपपद/निपात (indeclinable particle of affirmation: 'certainly/indeed')

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (marks quoted speech)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle: 'thus')

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle: 'indeed/just')

• काकुत्स्थः: Kākutstha (Rāma)
• काकुत्स्थः: कर्ता (agent/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकुत्स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)

• प्रहृष्टेन: with delighted (mind)
• प्रहृष्टेन: करण (instrument/means; manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त; √हृष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (instrumental singular; past participle used adjectivally: 'delighted')

• अन्तरात्मना: with (his) inner heart/soul
• अन्तरात्मना: करण (instrument/means; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक: अन्तर + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (masculine instrumental singular; tatpuruṣa: 'inner-self')

• दिव्यभास्वरदेहाः: having divine radiant bodies
• दिव्यभास्वरदेहाः: कर्ता (subject; describing the beings implied)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + भास्वर + देह (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (masculine nominative plural; karmadhāraya: 'divine-and-radiant-bodied')

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction: 'and')

• मूर्तिमन्तः: embodied; having form
• मूर्तिमन्तः: कर्ता (subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्ति + मन्त (प्रातिपदिक; -मन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (masculine nominative plural; possessive adjective: 'having form')

• सुखप्रदाः: conferring happiness
• सुखप्रदाः: कर्ता (subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) with प्र-; 'giver')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (masculine nominative plural; tatpuruṣa: 'happiness-giving')

Context

"Certainly!" said Rama, and with a delighted heart received the astras. Some of the astra devatas were coat black, some like smoke, some resembled rays of Sun or Moon. Assuming corporal forms, with shining, divine bodies, those weapons the their bodies bent down and palms folder they spoke to Rama in a gentle voice: "O tiger among men, here we are, What can we do for you"?

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Kākutstha)

FAQs

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

Dharma includes inner consent aligned with right purpose: Rāma’s calm affirmation and pure intent become the basis for divine powers to manifest beneficially.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma accepts the astras; the weapon-deities manifest in embodied, radiant forms around him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sattva (clarity and steadiness): Rāma’s inward joy is not excitement for violence, but readiness for righteous duty.