Shloka 13

मारीचोपदेशः — Maricha’s Counsel to Ravana

On Rama’s Dharma and the Peril of Abduction

Devanagari script

रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मस्साधुस्सत्यपराक्रमः।राजा सर्वस्य लोकस्य देवानां मघवानिव।।।।

Transliteration

rāmo vigrahavān dharmas sādhus satyaparākramaḥ | rājā sarvasya lokasya devānāṃ maghavān iva ||

Translation

Rāma ist der Dharma in Gestalt: fromm und edel, dessen Kraft in der Wahrheit gründet. Er ist König aller Welten, wie Maghavān (Indra) unter den Göttern.

Word by Word

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vigrahavān: embodied; personified
• vigrahavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vigraha-vat (प्रातिपदिक; विग्रह + वत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण to 'rāmaḥ'

• dharmaḥ: dharma; righteousness
• dharmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; समानााधिकरण (apposition) with 'rāmaḥ'

• sādhuḥ: virtuous
• sādhuḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate/appositional adjective

• satya-parākramaḥ: whose valor is truth
• satya-parākramaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya-parākrama (प्रातिपदिक; सत्य + पराक्रम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण to 'rāmaḥ'

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to 'rāmaḥ'

• sarvasya: of all
• sarvasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण to 'lokasya'

• lokasya: of the world
• lokasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• maghavān: Maghavan (Indra)
• maghavān: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maghavan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान (standard of comparison)

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-प्रदर्शक (comparative particle)

Context

Rama is dharma incarnate. He is pious. His strength is truth. He is king of all the worlds like Indra to the gods.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Indra (Maghavān)
• Gods (Devas)
• Worlds (Loka)

FAQs

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

Dharma and satya are presented as the true source of authority and strength; righteous rule is legitimized by truth-based valor.

What is the narrative situation?

Mārīca praises and defines Rāma’s nature to dissuade Rāvaṇa from provoking him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satyaparākrama—courage powered by truth—and the ideal of dharmic kingship (rājadharma).