Shloka 24

अकम्पनवृत्तान्तः

Akampana Reports Janasthana; Ravana Plans Sita’s Abduction

Devanagari script

सतारग्रहनक्षत्रं नभश्चाप्यवसादयेत्।असौ रामस्तु सीदन्तीं श्रीमानभ्युद्धरेन्महीम्।।3.31.24।।

Transliteration

satāragrahanakṣatraṃ nabhaś cāpy avasādayet |

asau rāmas tu sīdantīṃ śrīmān abhyuddharen mahīm ||3.31.24||

Translation

Dieser strahlende Rāma könnte selbst den Himmel mit Sternen, Planeten und Sternbildern herabziehen; und er könnte die Erde emporheben, selbst wenn sie im Meer versänke.

Word by Word

• sa-tāra-graha-nakṣatram: with stars, planets, and constellations
• sa-tāra-graha-nakṣatram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय) + tāra (प्रातिपदिक) + graha (प्रातिपदिक) + nakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); अव्ययीभाव: sa- = ‘along with’; qualifying nabhaḥ

• nabhaḥ: the sky
• nabhaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि-अव्यय) = also/even

• avasādayet: could bring down/destroy
• avasādayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + sad (धातु)
• Form: Vidhiliṅ-lakāra (विधिलिङ्/Optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• asau: that (man)/this one
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Contrast particle (तु-अव्यय)

• sīdantīm: sinking
• sīdantīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sad (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies mahīm

• śrīmān: glorious/mighty
• śrīmān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); adjective of rāmaḥ

• abhyuddharet: could lift up
• abhyuddharet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + ud + hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhiliṅ-lakāra (विधिलिङ्/Optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahīm: earth
• mahīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

Context

Rama is of great fame. When outraged, he is irrepressible. He can arrest with his arrows even the speed of a river (in spate).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sky (nabhas)
• Stars (tārāḥ)
• Planets (grahāḥ)
• Constellations (nakṣatrāṇi)
• Earth (mahī)

FAQs

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

Dharma is framed as world-supporting power: the righteous hero is imagined as capable of upholding cosmic order and rescuing what is imperiled.

What is the narrative situation?

Akampana continues describing Rāma’s near-cosmic capability to caution Rāvaṇa against escalating conflict.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s protector-role: strength used to uphold and rescue, not merely to destroy.